Today was the big day. The guys and the cargo trailer showed up around 1:00 to collect all of the stuff for the auction on Wednesday. The dining room was full of boxes and misc. items. They took Mom's Lowery Jamboree organ, the freezer, two chairs, and Dad's desk from the basement, the lawn mower Dad bought for me when I lived at T Street, other misc. items from the shed, lawn chairs.

I was OK for about 5 minutes, then I had to call John because I got emotional. We have kept so much of their stuff--it wasn't like we emptied the house. But still, it was hard to see some of their things go. Especially Mom's organ. But I didn't know what else to do with it. I tried Ebay and even called a Lowery dealer and they just don't sell. We wont' get much for it and that is too bad. I think it cost around $10,000 or something. It was purchased in 1999, I think, so not all that old. Mom played it some but she never liked it as much as she liked her Hammond organ.
But, more so recently, I had seen her play it quite a lot. I left the settings just the way she had them the last time she played it.

I don't know how long Dad's desk has been in the family. At least as long as I've been alive. His initials were scratched on the front drawer, so I don't know if this was done when he was a student or what. The freezer leaked some and the carpet was a little wet. We are getting new carpet anyway. They had to take the door off to get it out.

Anyway, it was, as I said, the big day. The dining room is now empty except for the table and chairs, the china cabinet and the liquor cabinet. They filled up the whole truck. Not packed to the top, but still.

I feel sad and happy. Sad to see their stuff go, but happy to get this past us and ready to move in and start over.

Susie