It has needed doing for months – dare I say years? I emptied out both freezers and threw away everything that we are obviously not going to eat, because it has been in there for years and organized the remaining stuff, writing down what I have and where it can be found. It was a very satisfying project. I ended up with an entire kitchen garbage bag full of throwaway stuff, but also enough meat and fish to plan 5 weeks of meals for the two of us without having to shop at all. Cool.

I also finished painting the decks. Today I did the front deck. The new steps didn’t match the rest, so I repainted it all to match the steps. It looks oh-so-nice. 🙂

Tomorrow we show 1208 Sexton to about 10 couples/families between 5:00 and 6:00, then try to decide who to rent it to. I hate having to disappoint so many people, but we only need one renter. We will probably keep some names for this place once we move, but we really don’t know when that will be. Now we’ve decided to sell the Ladysmith house, partly because when we live in Prescott, it will be too far away to take care of, and partly to get money for a down payment. First we are offering it to the renter who has been there the longest. If he isn’t interested, then we offer it to the other renter. After that, we’ll list it on Craig’s List. Then a realtor, if need be.