Jeannie Marie & Company

Yes, yard sales are a part of moving. A big part for me this time around. Not only do I have a garage full of merchandise from our business, but I have crammed a third of Pap Pap's estate into my house because January is not a good time for a yard sale or even an estate sale when you are clearing out a log house in the hills of Kentucky in the snow. Maybe I should ask Ruby if I could gift her these dishes? This is part of the leftovers from Yard Sale #1. I marvel at what people don't want! A Brand new Williams Sonoma roasting rack priced at a measly $3.00? Pottery Barn linens in the original package? PBK backpack? OK, purple and orange are for everyone. Ah such is life. This is the garage that has to be emptied. See the empty space in front? Yard Sale #1. The new house does not have a garage and our new shed will not be built for awhile. Does anyone feel sorry for me? Since I have knee issues, Bill has heart issues, Dianne and Chris has done the lions share of ha...

Youngest kid, James has a full summer ahead after such a busy spring. This is nothing compared to the events coming up this fall for him! European Festival Tour : The Christian Metal band, The Devil Wears Prada has returned home to the states after a successful two weeks playing music festivals all over Europe. Download Festival, at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England was the final show. Here is a clip just prior to The Devil Wears Prada taking on Main Stage: Download Festival Song Release After arriving home, Ferret Music released one song, Born To Lose, from their highly anticipated album, which will remain unnamed until the release date. The song was released on Monday June 13, 2011 and was well received. It isn't the heaviest offering on the album, but Frontman, Mike Hranica, states it is a comprehensive preview of the album. Music and lyrics are available here: Born To Lose Warped Tour For the third summer, twice on Main Stage...

Exclusive new sneak peek at BORN TO LOSE the new song by Metal artists The Devil Wears Prada http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/exclusive_stream_the_devil_wears_pradas_born_to_lose/ Music and lyrics posted here.

Since I posted a photo of the house we are leaving, I thought a photo of the new house is in order! This is the "new" house for us in Florida! It's a fixer-upper and we are having at least $6,000.00 in renovations done before we move in. This will include fixing the front porch overhang! The rest we are doing ourselves as we get to it. I love the bay window, the covered front porch and the stonework. I'm deciding on the color to paint the bench we are bringing with us. My husband says brown, I'm thinking burnt orange. This small house will be a dream to maintain.

Sold!! I kept the coffee grinder that Karan and I bought at an antique store in 1968 though! Yes, I actually had two pickers come and left with a bunch of items and minus $136.50. That was one effective ad on Craigslist! I sold lots of the antique items I had but I also sold a snow board and sled that I won't be needing in Florida! This helped me move some furniture and get some larger items out of the garage to leave me more room to work on getting ready for the big sale on June 9th. I am going to have plenty to sell on that day but I also had an answer that someone is interested in giving me a one time price for everything. I'll call them after the sale. I was tired but happy. The weekend was full of work, work, work and Dianne and Chris helping us. I have my living room mostly packed up, the lawn is mowed, the caterer set for the rehearsal dinner, a day spent with Dianne and James looking around Springfield. Lunch...

I have too much stuff! I am swamped trying to unload it so I can move into a smaller house. I want to downsize my life and I need cash to do it!! Unfortunately I need TIME to get rid of stuff and I don't have any time. I just advertised on Craigslist for a PICKER to come to my house and look over my stuff! Someone answered and they will be here tomorrow. I'll update on what happens!

I'm gearing up for the big garage sale by selling some of the items first on Craig's List. So far I've sold bunk beds, a dorm fridge and a car. Last night I listed my favorite coffee table ever, an antique flat top trunk. Nothing hurt it! But I will not have room even though it is a great storage piece. Under the bed is filling up! So I listed it last night and expected a flood of responses. So far, nothing. I have another trunk that is not nearly as practical but that I have had through 16 moves that I want to take. It's a curved top metal trunk, painted green that has wood accents. I bought it from an antique shop in Auburn, California the summer of 1969. I wonder what to do if it doesn't sell? Maybe it might work displaying it standing up? Hmmm. After all there might be more than one way to skin a cat.