ribbons, plastic dinosaurs, and 90 percent of the trophies? Nobody wanted them. We laughed more than we cried. One kid held up a “Most Improved” soccer trophy and said, “This is very kind, but I do not need proof that I was mediocre in 1998.”
The furniture moved faster than the keepsakes
This did not surprise me once I really thought about it. Young adults need furniture. They do not necessarily need a storage bin labeled “misc. middle school.” The biggest wins were a solid maple dresser, a narrow oak