May 17

City-Wide Yard Sale Finds

Well I had my weekend wrong… I thought the city-wide yard sale was the first weekend of May, but it was the second. I had to wait a bit longer, but it was a great weekend to do some yard sale shopping.

We started on Friday after James was home from work. We also went out on Saturday for a few more sales. I came home with way too much, like always.

I found this great little plant for $1 . I need to re-pot it, and separate the little babies too.

I was happy to find a great blanket, and trays for the kids too.

On Saturday, I found so many items…

Lots of cups. Including an adorable Pyrex coffee cup from the 80’s.

I picked up some pretty awesome cases too.

I love this little coffee pot, but I think I will use it for tea.

I also picked up some framed cross-stitch samplers, lots of vintage sheets, more plates, and a utensils holder for the kitchen.

One of my favorite finds was the Pyrex butter dish. It had to come home with me.

The yard sales were so much fun. Agnes had a blast too. It was a great way to spend the weekend.

 

May 16

Blooms From The Front Yard

We are still getting the front yard flower beds planted. There are lots of little blooms giving the yard some much needed color though.

I think we might get a few more flowers this weekend, and finish off the project. Hopefully the weather will cooperate too.

May 15

Summer Housework Schedule

I can feel the lazy days of Summer creeping up on me…

With these three home all of the time, I had better get a plan together fast.

I’ve made up a little housekeeping schedule to help me stay on track.

  • Monday: Grocery shopping, and errands
  • Tuesday: Dishes and Laundry
  • Wednesday: Cooking/Baking
  • Thursday: Dishes and Laundry
  • Friday: Catch-up Day
  • Saturday: Home Projects, painting and gardening
  • Sunday: Cooking, Baking, making shopping lists, and prepping for the weekly errands

We’ll see if I can keep the house tidy. I am a little bit ahead of the game this Spring. I spent last Friday deep cleaning the boys room. I cleaned out a lot of clutter, and it looks ready for Summer.

Better get back to it, I’ve got laundry to fold…

May 13

A New Flea Market In Town

Agnes and I visited this quirky “new” flea market a few weeks ago. It is new in town, and it was just opening for business. Most of the booths were stocked, and I was there to hunt for some vintage Pyrex.

I spotted this little Fire King dish, and I thought it would look cute in the kitchen. I haven’t collected too many Fire King pieces, but this one is a good start to another collection.

I was in luck too. I spotted two Pyrex casserole dishes, and the price was just right.

We’ll have to go shop at the Flea Market again soon. Agnes loved it, and it was nice to get out of the house for a bit too.

May 10

Crochet Projects

I know I should focus on one crochet project at a time, but right now I have three crochet projects going on.

Agnes found several colors of yarn that she liked. A few weeks ago I started a little Summer afghan for her.

I’m still working on Thade’s afghan too.

I’ve been working on this one for twelve weeks now. How I hope I finish it this weekend.

I also recently learned how to make Granny Rectangles.

At first I thought this would make a great cover for the buffet. I kept going, and adding on colors, so now it is big enough to be another throw.

This Granny Rectangle is almost finished. Maybe I’ll luck out and get two of these projects finished this weekend.