Yard Sale Finds

It has been a long time since I’ve done one of these posts. Sadly I haven’t been hitting up the yard sales or thrift stores. On Mother’s Day weekend it was the City Wide Yard  Sale. I had cleaned out and boxed up a lot of stuff just in case we had one. We decided to shop this  year, and have a sale at a later date. I was happy we went shopping.

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I found some cute shirts for Agnes.

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I found some more dishes that needed to come home with me. I also found two hand-stitched pillow cases for just $.25. I am going to hang on the them, and use them for Agnes when she has a big girl bed.

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I found a few purses, and James found some cool finds too. The boys were excited when they got a great deal on some NERF guns.

The craziest buy of the day was a freebie!

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We were visiting a sale when James spotted a set of encyclopedias. The gentleman hosting the sale asked James if he liked them. James said sure, you never see encyclopedia sets anymore. So the gentleman said you can have them. James, asked the price, and again he said you can have them. We were really surprised when he said they were free. It is a full set, and so very cool. He was really nice too, he even helped us out to the mini-van with the new books. The kids were so excited too.

The sales were a lot of fun this year. I love all of our new to us finds.

More Books

It’s hard for me to pass up books… When we were visiting Thade’s school for the talent show I noticed two large tables filled with books, and they were free. I stopped one of the teachers, and she said take as many as you want.

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I’ve made it a habit of mine to carry along a re-useable shopping bag in my bag, and I was happy to have it with me.

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I think we ended up bringing home twenty books. Dylan was really excited. Between the book sale  at the library, and the free sale at the school, his library at home is really growing.

The “new” books kept Agnes entertained for a bit at the talent show too. I found one all about firetrucks, which are her favorite at the moment.

So what freebies are too good for you to pass up?

Mr. Green Belt

Thade has been working hard to test for his latest Tae Kwon Do belt. He was so excited when his name was called last Thursday, and it was his turn to test.

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He did his form well,

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and the one steps too.

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He was all smiles when he earned his Green Belt!

Congratulations Thade!

Outdoorsland

The weather has been amazing, and we have been out in the back-yard every chance we get. The kids run around and play, and the pup does too. I’ve been busy cleaning, planting, and re-mulching. The yard is looking pretty good.

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The lilies are in bloom, and they are so pretty.

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I harvested a few Snow Peas from the garden too.

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I’m ready for Summer to get here, but I’ll take as many of these cool Spring mornings as I can.