I asked my adult children to claim anything they wanted from my storage areas by August 31st or it goes to charity. This is what happen

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

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