The Weekend Update

For all you "SNL"ers... I feel a little like Amy Poehler. ;)

We had a HUGE... I mean a HUGE yard sale over the weekend to raise money for Sara's adoption. Not only did we clean closets, empty out the basement, and pull all the VHS tapes we own out of the cabinet (yes, even the Disney tapes...)... but we had so many people give us donations of items to sell. We had three truck loads from other adoption fund raising sales (Thank You Jana and Mike, Thank you Cynthia and Adam)... then we even had neighbors that came to "shop" come back and bring more items for us to sell. It was overwhelming! We were stunned by all the people that came to help... the Jackson family (Herman, Louise and Laura "Da-da") helped us unload and price the night before the sale (after working VBS all night), and were back bright and early the next morning to work the sale. Carloyn Gallagher came to help... but I think she was really here to play with the kids more than anything! Nana-Chris hobbled here on her air cast and cane (a long story...) and despite the heat she toughed it out for both days. Donna Combs showed up bright and early on Saturday to help set up, dry things out, and work... and even brought more items to sell... and Steve Corbin came out with Alexis and Kayla... and kept the girls (and boy) busy all day on Saturday! The Maguire family came out for a visit... and we gladly showed them all the wonderful items that will soon be arriving (already priced and ready to go) for an adoption sale at their house! :) (It's never too early to plan your sale, Krystal! And count me in to help out!) And then bless their hearts... the Jackson family helped us pack it all up and put it all away. (It's rough being friends with the Hanks Gang!) Finally, we couldn't have done it without all those tables and racks - THANK YOU CURD FAMILY!!!! Seriously, we THANK everyone from the bottom of our hearts! We were able to raise $857 from the sale - and we still have several large ticket items to sell.

We are so thankful for the wonderful family and friends that we have... and we think Sara would be honored to know how many people are working to help us get her home!

Thank you again for everything!!!