Oh My Gosh, We Sold Something on Ebay!!!

On Tuesday Tina and I posted some Paradise crochet patterns for fashion dolls, like Barbie. Wednesday Tina rushed over after work and wanted to know if Steve had told us what had happened on Ebay. Well, I thought there was something wrong with the listing, like we got banned or something. She was very upset and distressed because the crochet patterns had sold already. She didn't know what to do next. So, I said we email the person who bought the patterns, tell her she won the bid, and send her the booklets.

She was very relieved, then went to work to print off a mailing label so we could send the booklets on Thursday. So, on Thursday we mailed the booklets and then found out that the check for the Bass had cleared. Now Steve wants to put a bunch of stuff on Ebay. Next I am taking pictures of a bunch of cigar boxes Tina has. The bird cigarette dispenser hasn't sold yet, but we can just keep listing it. Also, Steve was able to finally sell a root rake.

I got the cat that was left behind to eat some tuna while I was sitting 3 feet from it. All 4 of her kittens were back in the box.

Things Are Going Slowly Here

Things are going kind of slowly here. We have been working on one of the rentals, or I should say Brian has. I was over there cleaning when Brian said not to clean until he had finished painting all of the window seals. That was OK by me. So tomorrow I will be over there cleaning. The house will be ready to rent by Friday, or my part will be done.

The former tenants left a cat that had kittens over there last week. Someone is feeding her so I don't know why they don't just take her home. She will have to be moved when the house is rented, and that will be soon. Two people have already said they want to rent it, it's just a matter of one of them handing over some money.

Tina's Bass has been sold, so we are just waiting for the check to clear. She is giving me a finder's fee for finding the buyer. We put an item on ebay but it didn't sell. It was a cigaretter dispenser in the shape of a bird. I am including a picture of the box we are sending the bass to the buyer in. It is pretty big. I'm also putting up some pictures of stuff around here, like our duplex, the cat, some stuff I crocheted, and the flowers Becca sent me for Mother's Day.

She sent me the flowers, Debby sent me an email, so what about the rest of my children? Brian went with me and Tina & Steve to the rock and gem show. I am happy to go different places here, but it is really baren. Until next time, don't blink too much or you'll find yourself in another dimension.

We Went To The Rock &Gem Show

Yesterday we went to the rock & gem show with Tina and Steve. It was fun, there were lots of rock displays, beadwork, jewelry, and crystals to look at. There were even two people who chipped arrowheads like Josh does. They had silent auctions where you could bid on different rocks, jewelry and stuff. I bid on several wire wrapped crystals and won. I only paid $2.15 for 6 wire wrapped crystals. There were 5 amethysts and one quartz. Tina bought 3 5 gallon buckets of rocks, some geodes, some fossils, and a glow-in-the-dark light blue dragon. She also bought me a set of glass turtles, a big one and 3 little ones. They are really cute.

Brian got to pan for some gold, and found some small flakes. The lady said they were worth about $7.00. He has had a bad ear-ache for almost 2 weeks now. I made him some ear candles which he has used. The first time he used one, he pulled out about 2 inches of ear wax. Well, that's all for now. Check out the pictures at the bottom. One is of the ear candles, and the other is of Megatron.

A Recipe For Homemade Laundry Soap

I know that I said I would post later, but I just remembered this great recipe for homemade laundry soap. It works really well, and is very economical once you have purchased all of the ingredients. Tina uses it all of the time, and I have been using it as well. It really does get things clean.

RECIPE:

1 bar Fels Naptha Soap, or any hand soap. (The Fels Naptha Soap is made especially for washing clothes.)
1 cup of Washing Soda
1 cup of Baking Soda
1 cup of 20 Mule Team Borax

Chop up the bar of soap, place in food processor and grind into small bits. This is the hardest part, as the soap sticks to the blades somewhat. Add all of the rest of the ingredients into the food processor and grind until well mixed. Place in container. Use 2 Tablespoons per load. (About 1/8th of a cup.) It works best if dissolved in hot water in the washer first.

Here are 2 other tips:
Dawn dishwashing liquid makes a good stain remover.
White vinegar makes a good fabric softener.

Well, this really is the end of my blogging for today.

Lots of Stuff To Do

We still have a lot of stuff to do and things are progressing very slowly. We have to clean, paint and get one of the 3 bedroom places ready to rent. The old tenants moved out last weekend. We also need to sell a bunch of Tina & Steve's stuff. This isn't easy because they don't want to know how much stuff they have that is useless to them, at least Steve doesn't, and there is so much of it that it is very overwhelming.

Tina is going to put up an ebay store where we will list most of it. I have found a buyer for her bass fiddle, and we are wrapping up the negotiations. Next, I will be looking for buyers for the Big Water property. Hopefully we can get a buyer for that asap.

The cats will be the next big issue to tackle. They have way too many of them, so they need to decide which ones they really want to keep, and find homes for the rest of them. Maybe Best Friends can help with that. I will be emailing them about it in a couple of days. I'll post some pictures on the blog soon. For now, I am just learning to work the camera. It has been very fun and interesting here, even with the weather being cold and windy.

The cat is enjoying all of the attention she gets from Tina & Steve. She likes to check all of the stuff that Tina brings over. For a while, she was in heat again, and rolled around Steve's feet when he came over because he smelled like the male cats. That is all I'm writing about for now.