Due to Elizabeth's superior and persistent negotiating skills, she accomplished the almost unheard of feat of ordering a dumpster on Saturday morning that was delivered that very afternoon - on the 4th of July weekend - at the best price in town! That girl's going to run the country some day!
It was so very damp in the back basement pump room that we discovered these creatures thriving in the darkness on the floor and gingerly removed them.
Now for some serious trash removal.
Time to begin clearing the basement of nearly 60 years of accumulated treasures.
Kara, after missing out on the "fun" on the previous day brought the girls along and joined Monica and Erika as they sorted and packed box after box of items pulled out of drawers, boxes and cupboards.
The first items for storage - the heavy machinery from the basement and garage.
Fearless budding young naturalists.
Beginning to fill up.
With plenty more needing to go in.
What in the world are these things? Grampy creations.
At the end of a good, hard day's work, lots of smiling faces.
Daniel and Elizabeth along with Erika performed the amazing feat of emptying the attic in a single day . . .
. . . under the watchful eye of Lena Mae.
It soon became apparent that we were going to have to conserve on dumpster space. Taking the sledge hammer to bulky items.
Christmas in the air.
I'm pretty sure the attic hasn't looked this way since the fall of '57, the day we moved in.
As quickly as things are sorted, packed and stored, more items appear for processing.
The only way to eat a piece of garlic bread: smash your face into it.
Homemade pizza - like I said, we ate like kings.
Max sculpturing patterns into the lawn with the mower.
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