Day 32: Basement Diving

I felt like a criminal yesterday. 

Just slightly.

My husband was hired to “take out the trash” and we were invited to pick through it – if we dared – for any possible hidden gems. 

Allow me to explain.

We know a woman who married a man.  And despite the rhythm of the last sentence, she didn’t swallow a horse to catch a fly.

They left the State unable to sell her house, so they rented it out.  In one word: disastrous.  While things appeared to go smoothly at first, after 6 months of no rent, and my hubby being hired to write a report and fix things they had broken, they were eventually “escorted” out by the police.

Needless to say, they had trashed the place.  And then left in a hurry.

So my hubby, being the stellar handyman that he is, was hired to clean the place out and get it ready for a short sale.  Before he and the 2 guys he’s hired sweep the place tomorrow and ship it off to the junkyard, we were encouraged to take a peek.

As you may know, I’m not too proud to turn down the offer to dumpster dive {or in this case, basement dive}.

While I wasn’t eager to rummage through the remaining garbage and chaos left behind…we did find some delightful nuggets within.

Namely:

• a fabulous Columbia winter coat, perfect size and color {grey/orange} for Joe - and he needed a coat as his is somewhere in our storage unit – yay, God!
• A pink animal print tent for little lady A
• An Elmo version of dance dance revolution {ha!}
• A pink, toddler winter coat
• A schnazzy hairdryer and other miscellaneous bathroom goodies
• A sturdy gun safe {will be needing that again soon!}
• A weight set {should be using that soon}

…just to mention a few of our fabulous finds!

After heavily sanitizing and bleaching things, we’re good to go!

I think it’s just hilarious that we have been so lavishly provided through the most unorthodox, delightfully unusual avenues.

Good thing we’re open to spontaneity and surprises!  God is just sneaky like that and I certainly don’t want to miss out on His crazy generosity and provision! 

What’s next?

I cant wait to find out!!