Quilt, Garage Sales and Vintage Curtains
Sold that beautiful Lone Star quilt in the yummy shades of buttery yellow this week on ebay! Sales have been a bit slow the past few weeks so that made my day! Paid 25.00 for it and I was afraid I wouldn't make a profit but it sold for 104.00 so I was doing the happy dance.

Found a couple of yard sales today. One was amazing...filled the back end of the car for only $20.00. Best find was TWO winter jackets for 1.00 each in my size (Columbia and Eddie Bauer) and one of those black cape things with fringe that always looked so fun to wear whe I saw it on someone else! Bradley told me I looked like a movie star:).

Agie Smith passed away a few months ago and Valerie Davis (her daughter) had an estate sale today. The house was packed full! Never been to one quite like this. Organized very well. You got a ticket and someone in each room put down what you purchased and the price. Then you took everything to the cashier and they checked you out. Bought an old metal rocking lawn chair and a couple of redwood chairs that had been painted. Other things were nice...just not priced were we could make a profit.

Learned something from one of our customers today. Found a bunch of old wood things in an auction box. I thought they were vintage door stops as they had screws at one end. Couldn't figure out why the middle was cut out of them though. Dumped them in an old pottery piece and priced them at 50 cents each in the shop...new owners (Dick and Rita Parsons) informed us they were old curtain rod holders...back when curtain rods were made of wood. So that explains the cut out middle! Never too old to learn are we? Probably a good thing I didn't know...might have kept them for the old windows in our 125 year old home:)

Phonenix had surgery today...she can no longer have puppies. Hard on her parents to wait for her all day but all is well. Ran into an old teacher of Casey's, Mrs. Dailey. Her nephew went to Hocking Hills (the school where Casey is going to go) and is now working as a canoe tour guide in the state of Deleware. Made my day to hear of someone that went through the program and has a job doing what he loves. Can't wait for them to be home.

Carrie and kiddos are coming for a week too. Miss 'em. Hope to spend the week at the pool, soaking up the sun and making some memories. No ultra sound yet that tells us what's coming in Nov. I'm still leaning towards a little guy. Wish we knew for sure...a BUNCH of community yard sales this week-end!

Dave and I were fingerprinted to have our Foster Home License renewed. Still need to fill out more forms. Home inspection done. Need to take a CPR and First Aid class next week (Ugh...I hate those classes...pretty boring). Off to bed...hope to do better about blogging this week.