Neighborhood Yard Sale

We haven't done too bad at the yard sale, actually. We were up very early this morning- except Madison of course. But even she trudged downstairs and joined us in the garage, and ate some Fruit Loops and a juice box as we sat and watched the people visit with us. There were a lot of people here - the early bird gets the worm, and in fact this morning there were a lot of early birds zooming through the neighborhood at top speeds, whizzing through to find some piece of furniture that they could haggle for and resell later at a greater price. Others were the more recreational types, who enjoy looking around at yard sales and picking things up that look interesting. We met plenty of the latter, which turned out to be a pleasant experience. Madison loves meeting new people - she was like an aggressive sales person herself, running out to meet each new prospective customer. It was fun, and ultimate pretty astonishing. Daddy got rid of all of his VHS tapes when he didn't think anyone would ever want them - or pay for them, for that matter. We also got rid of some of those funny items that you get for Christmas that nobody would ever want? I thought for sure that I'd never see those get sold, and yet sure enough, they were all bought up. There was just a huge, steady stream of traffic, and it seems like there were different types of people for the different types of items in our yard sale. Daddy drove up and down the neighborhood at one point, and sure enough: there were many other houses set up just as ours was. Only perhaps ours was neater: Mommy got a few compliments on how organized things were. Anyway, it was a great experience. Next year, we'll be wiser and more enterprising I think. Perhaps we'll have Madison selling lemonade or something. Unless the Midway, Georgia police come to visit, that is.

The rest of the day was a bit work-related, which roughly translated means dull. However, we did manage to find time to watch a movie tonight: that's all we had the energy for, actually. Daddy put in "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo," which turns out to be the first Herbie movie Madison has watched now. For the record, she enjoyed it a lot, squealing at the end when Herbie does another one of his "silly" tricks. We use the word silly because Madison used it a lot at the end of the movie. Not that "silly" is bad though. It's good. We all sat together tonight, munching popcorn and getting a little rest. Rest is good too.

It'll be an early night tonight, mainly because it was an early day this morning. Tomorrow, we hope to be a little more ambitious with the day (after church, of course). Daddy has a tomato garden to set up, and plus there's more mulch to get and spread. Also, paint the bat house and put it up on the side of the house. Ye-Ye and Nana came over with a huge ladder, so Daddy should be able to get the thing up on the side of the house now - just don't look down!

Another thing we need to do is music practice. She's got the notes down pretty good, but the one area we need to work on a bit

more is rhythm.

This is why for vacation this year, we're thinking about visiting the Rhythm Nation. It's a popular tourist destination, especially for those of us who don't have too much rhythm to begin with. We figure Madison could learn a thing or two from the people there. First of all, before we travel, we have to find ourselves each some nifty black uniforms, complete with those cool black hats that have "1814" on them. Then I guess we just sort of go and find some of the people that live there and do what they do: which is long, complicated militaristic dance moves. Sure, the place is a little drab and entirely in black and white, but by the time we leave, I'm sure we'll all have a tiny bit more rhythm, right? A perfect vacation!

"We are a part of the Rhythm Nation."

- Janet Jackson