Getting Things Out of the House

 Friday - After a day to recuperate from the drive, it's back to getting the house ready to sell. I'm to the point of starting to toss things that I would've tried to sell. But we kind of want to be out of here in a month or so. The upstairs is pretty empty but there is still junk in the downstairs bedrooms. I was cleaning out a closet and came across a Lenovo tablet/laptop with Windows 8 on it. I don't remember this laptop at all and don't remember Windows 8 at all. The battery doesn't hold a charge but I think it may be a useful machine as it's pretty will made.

I just finished a test session. As you can see, there isn't much in our living room anymore. The couch was dropped off a few days ago and I think the piano has a new home (hopefully). The floor was just installed while we were gone and it is looking pretty nice. The room really echos.

Saturday - Quite the temperature change especially compared to where I was last week! It has been raining off/on since last night. The fair opened up yesterday afternoon so the rain is right on schedule as it almost always rains during the fair.

I led a test session this morning for the first time is almost a month. I was sure that I was forgetting something but we got through it. The candidate passed easily. I started hauling things from the garage sale “pile” to the transfer station. Things that probably would not sell such a metal filing cabinet. No one is saving paper anymore. It took me quite a while to empty and shred paper from that cabinet. As well as a bunch of paper from my office that were in boxes. 

Sunday - The project of the day was railing for the front porch. One edge is more than 30” above the ground so a railing is required. I picked up some pressure treated posts and several 12’ long 2x4s. They sort of fit in the Prius by going out the front passenger window. Fortunately, it wasn’t raining and it isn’t that long of a drive. 

It took me most of the afternoon but the structural part of the railing is mostly done. I need one 8’ 2x4 and all of the balusters. Lowe’s was sold out of balusters so once I figure out how many I need, I’ll check Home Depot.