by Amy L. Hatch
Bye-bye, baby stuff.
When our basement flooded, all the stuff we stow down there got pulled out from its hiding places, and it became painfully obvious just how many baby items I’d been hanging on to.
The “baby” in our house had his second birthday just about three weeks ago, and I don’t think he’s going to be using that cradle swing any time soon.
Nor will we be adding to our family. We have one of each flavor, and we’re happy with that. The baby train has left the station, folks, and while my sentimental side gets all squishy and wistful when I hold those wee onesies in my hands, the side of me that enjoys sleeping and hot meals does the happy dance.
So when I heard about a garage sale in town that was going to benefit a very good cause, I finally got off my duff. The sale, which raised $300, will help send Chambana resident Rachel Storm to Andean region of Cotaccachi, Ecuador, to help build a shelter for battered women there.
Storm is trying to raise $50,000 for her “Four Walls and A Roof” project, and the garage sale, hosted by Joan Wingo of Champaign, will help pay for Storm’s plane ticket to Cotaccachi for her next visit there.
It was, as my 5-year-old likes to say, a win-win situation. I got rid of some stuff I didn’t need, and helped a very, very good cause at the same time. Here’s what I donated:
- One Fisher Price cradle swing
- One baby mobile
- One child’s toy “computer”
- One Fisher Price “Little People” pirate ship
- One Fisher Price “Little People” circus toy
- Four bags of books
- One baby toy of musical flowers
- One child’s walking toy/activity center
My mother-in-law was in town when I gathered these items up, and she gave me The Sad Face™ when I tossed them into the back of my van.
“No more babies,” she said.
“I know,” I replied, with a little skip in my step. “I know!”
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