Our family was busy, busy, busy this past weekend. I somehow managed to rope half of our family into helping clean out my grandparents basement and then host a garage sale. Many members of my family came together about a month and a half ago to start clearing out the basement. When we really got into the thick of things it was amazing to see how many grand ideas my grandfather had
for his "man cave". Unfortunately, like many of us, he wasn't able to full fill his own wishes. It would have been wonderful if he had been able to, but time crept up on him a little to suddenly...I'm sure my grandmother would have a different take on that! Rifling through some of their treasures gave me a new understanding of how my grandparents came to be the magnificent people they are today. The basement held many pieces of all of the hard work they put into their family and their lives together. It was nice for my mom also, she took a trip down memory lane each time she picked something up. Having Apryl come along a few times was nice for me, she was a fresh person for my mom to retell her tales to! Apryl brings a younger perspective along with her as well. She has an uncanny knack of making
anyone feel old! Like when my mom was showing Apryl the telephone table that used to be in her home where she grew up, Apryl asked, "why would a telephone need a TABLE?" Apryl also tends to date items a few decades OLDER than they actually are. I can say with 100 percent certainty that it will be a long while before I have another garage sale. I never knew how hard it would be to put a price on memories!
for his "man cave". Unfortunately, like many of us, he wasn't able to full fill his own wishes. It would have been wonderful if he had been able to, but time crept up on him a little to suddenly...I'm sure my grandmother would have a different take on that! Rifling through some of their treasures gave me a new understanding of how my grandparents came to be the magnificent people they are today. The basement held many pieces of all of the hard work they put into their family and their lives together. It was nice for my mom also, she took a trip down memory lane each time she picked something up. Having Apryl come along a few times was nice for me, she was a fresh person for my mom to retell her tales to! Apryl brings a younger perspective along with her as well. She has an uncanny knack of making anyone feel old! Like when my mom was showing Apryl the telephone table that used to be in her home where she grew up, Apryl asked, "why would a telephone need a TABLE?" Apryl also tends to date items a few decades OLDER than they actually are. I can say with 100 percent certainty that it will be a long while before I have another garage sale. I never knew how hard it would be to put a price on memories!
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