On a roll

We've been sorting through the house, dividing everything into: what goes with, what gets sold, and what gets given away. Basically all appliances will be sold, and some given away, since the voltage in the US is 110V, and here (like most countries) its 220V.

I've never thought of myself as being a salesperson. Ever. And have not been looking forward to selling the stuff at all. But I started last week, and am having a ball! I'm almost addicted to it now, and get so excited by even the smallest sale. I now read listings of Wanted stuff, just to see if I don't have what people want, and I'm amazed how much I have sold that way. I've even sold stuff I would have just given away because I would not have imagined anyone looking for it...

Today I sold a bunch of toys, might have sold the gas stove, confirmed the sale of the refrigerator, bar stools, and a few others....and I got 2 cash offers for my car.

The car is a sore spot though... *sigh*

Steaming ahead....no thinking...

I'm having a little "doubting" moment about the upcoming move. Its way too late for turning back now - there is only one way to go now and that's forward. But its a big decision....I think I'm allowed a bit of doubt (even though its useless now and won't change a thing).

When I feel this way I go back and randomly browse through my Thousands of pics from my recent visit to the US. Remember. And then I'm OK.

Here are some random ones:

Kitchen Art

I'm quite good at creating disasters in the kitchen. And its a great source of amusement for my family (as long as they're not hungry and the "disaster" was supposed to fix that).

I had a stack of boxes in the garage that had been there for quite some time, and since we're moving soon I got into them to sort and get rid of them. Then I found this and had a little chuckle:



This happened years ago. In fact, I can't believe I still have it! The last thing I remember it being used for was mixing mud cakes in the garden (not much good for anything else after all). I don't remember what was in it the day this happened, but I remember whatever it was had to be placed out of reach, and the oven was (or rather Seemed) a good idea at the time. Of course...I forgot about it. And yes, at some point the oven was switched on....and art was created :)

I guess no one is going to mix mud cakes around here anymore, so time to say goodbye to it...finally.

We live next to the golf course, and most mornings we go for a quick walk to kickstart the day. We often take Max with, and he loves these outings. He is an absolute ball fanatic though, so that means the golf course has more than its fair share of Distractions.

We had some sports yesterday. There were two rather old (and grumpy) men playing an early morning game. Now what I've picked up about old men and golf is that their game seem to deteriorate with age, cos more often than not their balls go way off course.

So as we're walking along we suddenly hear them yelling, and the next moment a golf ball hits the tree next to us somewhere high up in the branches. Then for a few moments it plays a bit of pinball while we're anxiously waiting for it to drop. (Funny how slow those few moments seemed to pass....)

The second the ball hit the ground Max grabbed it and started running! My first thought was: Oh shit! Luckily I could get the now slimy ball, and then dropped it somewhere in the vicinity of where it dropped in the first place, and then had to drag the dog away!

I thought it was pretty funny, but I thought the two old grumps both had heart attacks right on the spot!

Ai...

As daar nou een ding is wat my grensloos irriteer, is dit hoe mense kla oor die weer. As dit warm is, kla almal. En as dit koud is, kla almal daaroor ook. As die wind waai is almal ontevrede. Almal wens dit wil reën wanneer dit vir 'n ruk nie gereën het nie. En as dit dan reën, dan kla hulle dit moet ophou!

Dit help nie om te kla oor dinge waaroor ons geen beheer het nie, mense! Trek nog 'n trui aan of koop vir jou 'n sambreel. Vat wat jy kry en kla eerder oor iets wat saakmaak....iewers anders...waar ek dit nie kan hoor nie. Dankie en totsiens.

For a while now we've been talking about the big move abroad, planning etc. But up to the moment the visas were approved it wasn't really real for me. Now I'm in first gear, and moving full steam ahead. I was hoping for that click in my head, cos its all been moving seriously and frustratingly slow up till now.

OK, so I'm sorting through all our stuff, trying to get rid of most and minimize what will be shipped to our new destination. Funny how a while back, when we first started talking about the move, I had thought there were just too many things we won't want to leave behind...and we'd end up with a huge load. But all of a sudden I couldn't care less about most things. There are a few things I'm sentimental about, but that's about it. Its actually quite freeing.

But now I'm having quite the struggle with the two girls. Things they haven't looked at for years are suddenly important to them, and they want to keep so much! *sigh* On the one hand I just want to chuck stuff away when they're not looking, but on the other hand I kinda get that... I've always been quite sentimental, and have many things from my childhood (though I'm getting rid of a lot now) and love going through them once in a while. Do I really wanna deprive them of that experience? Oh well, I guess I'll just find the midway.

Anyhow, here are a few pics from my recent trip to the US. I had such great fun shooting in NYC at night. There is just so much life there!