Busy weekend!

I think that saying that we had a busy weekend is really an understatement. It was insane. Most time went to getting ready for our yard sale that we hosted on Saturday morning. The sale itself only lasted six hours. Not many of you can imagine what we went through to prepare for this, but most of you have seen or been to a yard sale. Well, first we had to rule out our belongings that were too big or too heavy to fit in a box. No matter how much we wanted to take some items, it was not an option to do so unless we are willing to pay the hefty price. And I am not. Secondly, just because the item passed the first sort doesn't mean it is automatically going overseas with us. Anything breakable is not such a smart idea. And how much stuff do one person really need anyway?
We have already shipped two boxes and our goal is to only ship another 8. Sounds a lot maybe but when you go through a 205 square meter house with a backyard/patio and two vehicles then you might see my dilemma.....
Anyway, the yard sale was a success! Emma was having a hard day seeing most of her toys being sold and every once in a while she would see a toy that she loved so much that she could not part with, of course we let her remove it from the sale and put it in the want pile. We don't have very many items worthy of selling left. Now it's more of sorting for a third time and see which item passes. The want pile in the spare bedroom is getting larger...
Trying to explain how empty our house now is to my dad today was easy. All I had to say was that we now eat off of plastic plates and every meal is a "pick nick" on the floor. Can't wait for this journey to be over and we can walk on Swedish ground. Soon, very soon!
Before and after pictures. People were crazy, kind of like vultures fighting over fresh meat! Glad we don't have to do another sale for a very long time if even ever!