Summer and the Move

We'll Summer is in full swing. The kids have had one week out of school and it has been such chaos! The first half of june is always hard with school ending and both the older girls birthdays, but adding to the mix is the 'big move'. We are going to be trading houses with my parents sometime in the next month. This whole thing came about at their suggestion - They knew we were cramped with 6 of us in this little 1200 sq ft, 3 bedroom house and they're having to maintain and heat a 5 bedroom 2000 sq ft place, with a pool! This is my childhood home, which is a whole 'nother level of weird, but the fact that they're willing to trade us is just amazing and wonderful. And a huge job. We've lived here for about 14 years and have 4 kids worth of junk to go through and pack. They've lived in that house for 30 years and have rooms full of clutter to go through. We've been working on our stuff steadily, we got a box in our driveway that I am using as a way station to sort through junk and for a holding area for all the junk I'm going to sell. Yes, I said sell. I've broken down and agreed to have a yard sale. Don't get me wrong, I love yard sales, going to them. I hate, hate hate! giving them. It makes me dislike people so much. I've had two in my life and both times I had rude and nasty people, I had people steal stuff, break stuff and fight over stuff. I always try to look at the positive in life and the good in people, but some people just don't behave their best, or even humanely at yard sales. It brings out the worst in some. As I've been working over the last month, I have been taking car loads of clutter to the Salvation army, Good will and the homeless shelter, but when we emptied our attic my husband made me realize that we have a lot, I mean a LOT of junk that we can get rid of and we could sell to make a bit of money to help with the cost of the move. So, I broke down to the pressure (read: he bribed me with spending money at the needlework store LOL) and agreed to hold a yard sale. Now I just have to get everything organized for it. Big job, sure to take me weeks. Do you think I can stall until October when the yard sale season ends around here? : )