Thanks for the perspective Kris Kringle. The pile has differently gotten too big and cumbersome so a more frequent schedule of turn in would also make the wife and neighbors happy as the Sanford and sons reference has been dropped several times already.

Dee, You are correct. It started off as a nice way for the boys to learn about working for a living and doing more with the Summer than video games and has quickly turned into a nice bonding time that might help make ends meet in these hard times. We are all hooked and I hope to turn it into a profitable side job for now, but I have already had visions of how nice it would be to ditch to full time 7-4 job and work for myself. Thanks