Garaje Sale

What a long HOT Texas day it was to have a Garage sale.  I am exhausted. Kudos to the two older kids (ten and eight) for pulling their weight and taking charge. They both earned their pay today!  And it was fun to find out that we actually have two pretty savvy negotiators with great sales skills. I left it all up to the kids, we let them price things, they handled all the money, did all the work... AND we made $450. Hard work pays off. It was a teachable moment. I loved that our son decided to GIVE his ridiculously massive Pokemon collection that he has just outgrown to our friends younger boys down the street. His sweet heart is always working. He is walking the walk, and I could not be more proud to be his Mom.

We looked at a house today.
We move out of ours if all goes as planned on June 30th.
Closing on July 1st.

We are trying to stay focused and keep on track of exactly why we set out to go on this adventure in the first place. The house we saw today had a lot of really great qualities; a pool(!), a backyard where we could put a trampoline, a perfect spot for a skateboarding ramp, a basketball court, and I could even get chickens(!). The actual house fits our criteria for a one story and is teeny-tiny, which is what we are looking for. It could be (?) our Casa Not So Grande @ 1506 sf.

This journey for us is about simplifying our lives and finding peace in the memories, moments and cherishing the time we have left with our kids while they are young. Time will tell, but we do feel one step closer to finding Casa Not So Grande.