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Durango Coffee Company, Here I Come!!!


Today is the "friends and family" day of our garage sale (before the chaos of strangers arrive with the rising sun on Saturday). We are selling everything. . .okay, almost everything. But I am selling EVERYTHING from my kitchen because for YEARS I have been wanting to redo my kitchen with all new "stuff" from the Durango Coffee Company (on Main) and I am going to get the chance to do it! I cannot wait! (For those of you unfamiliar with the store, it is this wonderful coffee and tea store with the most wonderfully original kitchen items. They have everything from pretty measuring spoons and well-thought-through measuring cups to great looking mixing bowls and pretty kitchen towels. I love it!)

I have been through every cabinet and drawer and closet and under every bed and in the attic and I am EXHAUSTED, but I am ready for my sale! The weather man says rain on Saturday, but I'm hoping that means Saturday night. . .my garage cannot hold all it needs to! I even have little hospital booties for people to wear over their shoes in my house as they go through all the rooms looking at all of my furniture with price tags on it!

My AMAZING sister-in-law, Jennafer, has been working SO HARD helping me! She has been here for three days already and I see two more in her near future! What a blessing she has been! Thanks, Jen!

We had Adoption Fellowship Group last night and the house was packed! It was so much fun to just spend time with friends! I loved it! I loved all of the people in my house and all of the kids running around. I loved all of the food on my counter. I loved seeing everyone talk for two hours. We have a fun group of random strangers who have been brought together by the gift of adoption!

No news from Rwanda. Ihangane. Packing up your house and selling everything is a great help for keeping your mind off of the child that is missing from your home. . .except when three boxes of hand-me-downs are marked "Lionel" for the move!

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Kari said…
I can't WAIT to shop at this amazing kitchen shop:) It was so much fun last night tearing up your kitchen cabinets!! I love my new treasures...yay I got to do a little shopping.
Everyone head over & help support the Braner's big move:))
Did we mention how much we're going to miss you!!!!!
xoxo
April 17, 2009 at 8:29 AM
alisa said…
Man, we miss you guys...and the group...but I am thankful I don't have to see your house all packed-up!! Boo :(
April 18, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Kari said…
Jamie,
We just created an AWAA Africa Reunion Button for the reunion in Branson...Labor Day. We are thrilled for Ethiopia & Rwanda families to finally meet each other:)
Do you mind posting the button on your blog for all the Rwanda families to see...help spread the word!!
Thanks so much!!
HTLM code on my blog or
www.awafricareunion.blogspot.com
April 18, 2009 at 11:12 PM
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