Things we need and things we don't

As we're preparing to leave, there are a few things that we're really looking for help on.  There are a couple of things we actually do need, but mostly we've got a LOT of stuff to get rid of.  Some things are just conveniently falling apart (see Heather's post on her spatulas) and can just make a trip to the trash or recycle bin.  Others are not so conveniently falling apart.  The wonderful Explorer (which has been mine longer than Heather's) is now acting not-so-wonderfully.  Nothing life-threatening, really, but you know how older cars tend to have some strange quirks?  The Explorer has been basically quirk-free since I bought it... until about a year ago (Shortly after the loan was paid off, coincidentally).  The last year has brought new idiosyncrasies at an alarming rate.  At this point we're really praying for six more good months from it... anybody want it after that? It has new half-axels, front drive shaft, a rebuilt transfer case, and a new battery... all under a year old! =(  I'm including the only picture I have of it here... it's on the left, buried under snow.  Don't you want it?!

Other things we don't really need include the house... It's a lovely little mountian home built in 1919 with a new roof, new paint, new laundry room, new furnace, new porch, new kitchen... we bought it as a fixer-upper and my summers have been busy!  That and whenever anybody visits, we put them to work.  Really though, we're hoping to find some stable renters who NEED a cheap place; we feel at this time God is calling us to have this be a ministry, and we'd be able to let somebody use it basically at cost.  If you know anybody in Woodland Park who might fit this description let us know, but mostly be praying that something can be worked out.  There's tons of other stuff as well, from the unused to the well-loved which we'll be trying to get rid of at a yard sale May 8th (weather permitting) and another sometime later.  You could come buy stuff... for you we make special price! 

A couple things we DO need are some large suitcases or hard-sided containers for the flight to Kenya... have anything laying around?  Another thing: does anybody out there have connections through which we could get a good deal on Microsoft Office for Mac?  Anybody?  Heather likes thinking about all this stuff; it scares me to death, and I'd really rather not think about it.  This may be the reason she's prepared for events when they happen and I'm scrambling to cobble together some workable solution.  I'm glad she's around!