Rebecca and I had fun driving, walking, sweating, and shopping at the 127. Neither one of us needed anything so we didn't buy much or spend too much $$ but we did have fun.
Rebecca found a great set of dishes cute service for 8 with 2 serving dishes for $35 she's missing 2 cups which she maybe able to find at replacements.com
I got a sign for jack's room that is shaped like a canoe and says canoe rental for $3, 2 127 t-shirts for $10 each, a beautiful green ceramic leaf dish (i love leaf dishes) for $2, a 2 hole punch for $1, 2 small iron bird feeders with cardinals resting on the edge for $5 ea...and an all hand carved wooden cardinal resting on a log. Got the cardinal items for mom. I spend a little bit on food but a majority of it was donations to a local community center along the highway so i was happy to spend a bit more on a hotdog than i normally would.
It was funny I took out a bunch of $$ and totally emptied the minivan putting the seats down and taking the second row out. Funny cuz we didn't end up buying anything that wouldn't really fit in a grocery sack and the box of dishes.
I think i might have spent more on gas LOL. Well worth it and we both enjoyed ourselves even though it felt like it was 100 degrees...and we had to use port-a-pottys in the heat YUCK!!
Oh yes we also tried a deep-fried snickers....yes it was as weird as it sounds. Basically it is a snickers bar on a stick then dipped in a funnel cake then fried. I typically like my snickers frozen so it was weird eating it half melted but it was gooey and sweet so not too bad.
we took a couple pictures i'll post later.
Hugs!
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I'm sooo excited I get to go this year. I haven't been in 2 years and I SOOOO missed it. The 127 Corridor is the World's Longest Yardsale stretching from alabama to ohio...along US127.
It is a yardsaler's dream come true...way better than any estate sale or community garage sale!! My sister Rebecca and I will be going and hopefully my friend Sarah too! We'll leave dark and early (before or at sunrise) so we can get up to the chattanooga area sometime in the morning and still get some good yard sale hours in. I get the minivan back on tuesday so that will make a great travel and collecting vehicle. I'm thinking we may pack a lunch/dinner...some areas have food vendors and/or fast food near by but we might not want to miss out on any thing LOL.
Anyone else out there going this year????
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Friends of ours are trying to get pregnant and the husband asked us what the secret was. We jokingly said red lingerie! So dh and I decided we'd send them some. That was a while ago and I had just gotten around to actually ordering it from Victoria's Secret earlier this month.
I had it gift wrapped and put a gift tag on it however they don't allow for much wording on those. I was trying to write an explanation as to why we're sending lingerie to them?? Because of space I just wrote get-r-done! and our names. Oh yeah and I sent it to the husbands attention. LOL
We called last night to see if they'd gotten it b/c we'd heard from another friend that they had...and we wanted to get all the details. The wife came home to find a package on the front step for her hubby and was wondering why he would be receiving a package that was so light??? She opened it but missed the gift tag and saw it was from victoria's secret and was even more confused why he wouldn't just go to the store but had it mailed home and not to work even??? She found the gift tag and laughed then decided to mess with her hubby. She was on her way to his job site (he's a construction foreman) anyway so she brought the package along and went up to him and asked him to explain why he'd received this package. He made her go back to the truck b/c he didn't want his guys to see the box. Of course he had NO explanation at all. She said the look on his face was classic! She showed him the gift tag and it all came together. Fun times!
So we hope that they get some good use out of that LOL and get preggers soon! hehehe.
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We're almost there with the den! I need to hem the new curtains and finish painting the mantle and put up a few pictures. Our garage is a bit emptier but still has a bunch of junk LOL. I probably will finish the mantle tonight. Then I'm onto the dining table and kitchen. I'm pleased with how this came together and am not freaked about all i have to accomplish before ds's party! Catch you all later!
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WOW...i love these sculptures by Jen Stark These are hand cut from construction paper! You've got to check out her site.
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Well we're getting ready for Jack's party on saturday and boy do i have TOOOOO much to do!!!?!?!?!?!?!? We're really cramming to get this den finished and put all the furniture back in there. Then we'll have our garage back and our living room!! I'd feel alot better as so as we can put everything back then i can breath easy and focus on the decorations and party planning. We definitely waited to the last minute to do the trim work in the den. But we really needed to wait for the assistance of someone with experience I don't think DH would have been able to finish nearly as quickly.
DH was able to power wash the front steps, both back patios and the deck yesterday morning while it sprinkled on him. I'm praying and believing for his health, specifically not to catch a cold. (He loaded up on vitamin C.) But boy do those babies look great!!! I taped up the base boards and around the doors. Then he sprayed the back and front yard with mosquito killer which we really needed to do!! Last weekend we were eaten alive! He also hooked up the mosquito catcher/lamp/thingy and ran that so hopefully we'll have a bucket full of dead bugs to empty!
After Jack went to bed and we ate dinner I primed the door surrounds and the patio doors and ken taped off the floor. We're not worrying about the crown right now b/c that can wait until after the party. Although I might add the mantle to the list of to-dos bc it looks like crap right now with everything else looking so great. We'll see...dh might go bonkers on me!
Of course for whatever reason i'm fixated on working in my office and decluttering in there when that has nothing to do with our deadline??? I keep having to focus and work on things that are really pertinent. Tonight we paint the base boards and doors.
Tomorrow on my day off I'm thoroughly cleaning the guest bathroom and kitchen. (It should last until saturday) I can just touch up on the day of the party. Dh's mom's birthday is on saturday and I wanted to get her a gift...the same gift i was going to get her for mothers day but never got around to it. Which involves me getting some pictures printed.
I need to get Jack's cake topper made too Rosie & I are going to do that. Ack!! TOO MANY THINGS TO DO AND SOOO LITTLE TIME
Well I need to get to work now...catch you later!!
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