A Little Vacation

The blog was silent for a couple of weeks.  Husband and I both got a few days off of work, so we were out enjoying life, friends, and family.

We spent a day out at the beach. 
We saw a couple of movies.
We went up to Pennsylvania to see our oldest child.
We went into Washington DC for July 4th.  (Are you ever really too old for fireworks?)
We had friends over for dinner a couple of times.
We went down to Annapolis.

AND.... we cleaned some big stuff out the house.


Not only did we get another couple of boxes out to Goodwill, we got the other very large freezer that our in-laws left here out of the basement.  That freezer was over 30 years old.  Let me tell you, when we finally emptied that freezer and unplugged it earlier this year, we had $30/month come off of our electric bill.  We got 9 pieces of furniture out of the basement.  Yes, you read that right - NINE.  We're talking about  3 dressers that people gave to us and my very sweet husband couldn't say "no" to.  3 sets of the small 2 drawer metal filing cabinets.  One desk that one of the kids brought home from school and then decided that he didn't want to take it with him when he moved out.  AND - two twin beds left the premises.  Many thanks to the Habitat ReStore for taking everything.  While they don't pick up from out in the boondocks where we live, they were happy to take everything from us once we got it there.

And last but not least - we donated the old van.  Cancelled the insurance.  Returned the plates. 

It was a fantastic, relaxing, and productive staycation!  Now it's back to work!