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[the_rck]

I've got two oldish kid's books that I want to get rid of that I'm not quite sure what to do with. They're too old for Books By Chance which won't take children's books from before 1985 because of lead ink concerns (they'll take things that are clearly collectibles but not other books), but I think both of them are worth more than the quarter we'd get from the yard sale. Well, one of them I'm sure is worth about $7. The other, I'm less sure about because it's in not so great condition. There are copies of what I think is the same edition going for more than $15 on Amazon but, as I said, not in great condition. It might be worth nothing at all or as much as $5-$10. (Amazon is difficult for this because it doesn't really distinguish between similar editions and most sellers there don't specify either.)

We're not willing to try eBay on our own for anything that we're certain will bring less than $20. Scott has sold stuff on eBay before, and he's willing to undertake some stuff, but it's enough of a PITA that he wants to limit it. At this point, we have two or three things that eBay might work for.

I still haven't found the hardware for the electric blanket. My fear is that Scott threw it out. I don't think the cleaning lady would have because she's generally careful about that sort of thing, but I could see Scott having done it.

Cordelia and her friend ended up hanging out here for about six hours yesterday. They watched Age of Ultron and Guardians of the Galaxy. Scott bought those on Blu-ray only, so the girls couldn't watch them in Cordelia's room. At 4:30, their other friend's family came and picked them up. They stayed at her place until we picked them up a little before 10:00.

Cordelia's friend now really, really wants to see Captain America: Civil War, and Cordelia has asked Scott to take them. He's happy to oblige. Cordelia will be away until Saturday evening, however, which limits the opportunities. I can't find any showings for Sunday, and I can't tell if that's because it will be gone or if it's because those theaters haven't put up their listings for the weekend yet. We couldn't find any local listings for any movie for Friday, Saturday or Sunday. There are a couple of possible showings tonight, but one of them is earlier than we'd like, and the other is later. To be honest, though, I'm not convinced that there's a good time for us tonight. Either Scott will have to hurry immediately after work or he'll have to hurry to get ready for bed when he gets home after the movie.

I washed three loads of laundry yesterday (my clothes, Scott's uniforms, and the sheets). I filled and ran the dishwasher. I changed the sheets on our bed. I spent about fifteen minutes shelving books in the basement. (I think that will go quickly if I can get myself to start at a time when I don't have other things pressing.) I pulled more CDs and books to get rid of.

Today, I need to put away laundry, search for that power cord, weed out more CDs and books (the books are an on going thing that will likely continue for a long time, but I think I can finish with the CDs today. The time consuming part is the CDs that I look at and can't remember a thing about.)

Scott worked on the dehumidifier on Sunday. He says it's the dirtiest thing he's ever seen (which is saying a lot), and he hasn't finished cleaning it yet. I have no idea when he'll be able to or if it's something I might be able to do something with.

Comments

[ramenkuri]

What are the kid's books that you'd like to sell? I'm on the lookout for some childhood favorites. I should make a list.

[the_rck]

Two paperbacks by Zilpha Keatley Snyder-- Black and Blue Magic (not in great shape but still has all pages) and The Eyes in the Fishbowl (decent to good condition).

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the sorting and purging. I hope you find that cord during all of this.

[the_rck]

No luck on that, sadly, so I priced it lower and put an explanation on the box it's in.