

So it went OK. We did get rid of a fair number of things, but there is still stuff left.
Now to figure out how to continue the move it out of the house, without resorting to the garbage can.
For the kid-centric things I am considering going to one of the nearby daycares and offering to have them come to see what we still have that they could use. A private showing.
Sports equipment maybe to a used sports place. And there’s always Goodwill.
Some of the things that did leave.
- Bicycle
- Bin of Polly Pockets
- Charcoal Briquets and Lighter Fluid
- Sockets wrenches and sockets
- Hammers
- Potty chair
- Alphabet Blocks, peg toy, and colorful wooden rings
- Lacrosse stick and ball
- A few puzzles (not jigsaw)
- Paints and brushes
- Some of the stuffed animals (really quite a few)
- Dinosaur and animals, individually chosen
- And assorted odds and ends.
The weather cooperated, sun not rain. Although as the giveaway nears its conclusion, it’s getting cold.




During lulls in the action I was able to complete a task for Carl, transforming 21 grey hats into Kingdome hats. Originally these were to be made for the 20th anniversary of the Kingdome implosion, that coincided with Ms Opening Day 2020.

And then Covid happened. No opening day.
Six years later we’re going to try again.
March 22, 2026 at 7:20 pm |
It sounds like it went great and I like that you have a plan for the rest! Strike while the iron is hot comes to mind. How did the treats go over?
March 22, 2026 at 7:29 pm |
It did go well, and it was nice that the last group took a bit. I cut it short by a few minutes because the temperature dropped so much after the sun left. I’m still shivering.
The treats were appreciated by some, and we have too many left. Or maybe we don’t.