SuMmeR timE is FOr Yard sAleS

i'm an addict... truely i am, (just ask Warren, he reminds me often) yard sales, craigslist, i can't get enough of it. I LOVE finding great deals on things. Things for us, things to fix, stuff to sale, things to create or things to clean and sale. I managed to make over $200 on craigslist yesterday just selling old junk! It's a part time job that i LOVE! I can sell anything to anyone, i've sold NUMBEROUS things for others for quite a profit, above asking price. I'd like to think i could sell ice to an eskimo (and if i ever run into eskimo and happen to have a bag of ice with me, i think i'll try it)

I'm really excited for summer time because it means waking up early saturday morning, feeding and snuggling my little kaybear, handing her off to Dad and taking a slow drive through neighborhoods looking for those great yard sales (which doesn't seem like very many any more) But every 3 or 4 yard sales i go to one seems to turn out great.

I'm always able to find something for someone! Last week was Landen's week. I found some super cute Spider man pj's that have a web under the arms,

sponge bob pj's, chicken little pj's, (all his favs) brand new jeans for $1!!! and this....

I found a little blue "big boy" bike for Landen for a steal of $8.00!!! I was so excited! And so was he! It looks brand new, training wheels and all! He's still very cautious riding it but he loves it. Now we just need to go ANOTHER helmet because some naughty dog decided to have it for lunch....

Speaking of great deals, i just happened to get on craigslist and be the first person to find the perfect little playhouse. Warren immediately got his Dad's truck and drove to Meridian to pick her up. We bought it site unseen but for a "first come, first serve" i didn't care. When he got there it was MUCH larger than expected which made for a fun drive home. When Warren pulled up into the drive way Landen and i just watched in awe. It was PERFECT!

And best of all.... It was FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yEs FrEEEEEEE!!!

She needs quite a bit of work, but i am way excited to fix it up! We'll just take it piece by piece and replace as needed. Clean it, Paint it, add carpet (thanks to Auntie Dawna) and hopefully get some fun little "kitchen" items for the little guy. We already have his little chairs and table in there and he seems really excited! He helped Warren hammer in some nails and sweep it out. It was pretty cute. So this is my summer project! Hopefully it won't take too long and hopefully it'll turn out really nice!!