Today's Finds

After talking non-stop about how much fun I had yard sale shopping, Kevin was really pumped about going with me today (although he wouldn't admit that if you asked him). I did some browsing last night on craigslist and the Courier's website to see which sales were the ones I wanted to go to. I made a list of 5 places and we packed the kids up early this morning and headed out!

When we pulled up to our first stop, I realized all those baby clothes I was hoping to find for Allie were all boys clothes, so we drove on by. The 2nd stop, was FILLED with clothes/toys/etc. I couldn't wait to start digging through those tables. Well, that was short lived. All the clothes stunk. Also this ladies kids came outside and they were practically teenagers. I start doing the math that these clothes were old (and stinky) so I let Hayden look through the toys. We found a Buzz Lightyear and Woody for $.50 each. He was like a kid in a candy store. He played with those toys the whole time we were out today! Definitely worth $1! When I laid him down for his afternoon nap he asked if he could take Buzz and Woody with him. It was so sweet. We even wrote "HAYDEN" on Woody's boot and Buzz's feet. (Awww)

We went to several sales. Lots of cute clothes, but they were all the wrong sizes. So we headed over to Cambridge b/c they were having a subdivision sale. Well, their subdivision sale was only 3 sales. I was hoping to shop there for hours haha. The first place I spotted a food processor. I told Kevin to let me run up and see what it costs. As I got closer I could tell it was a nice fancy one. Then I saw the price - $15. I knew I was buying it regardless. I looked at it for a minute and talked to the lady about it. She mentioned she bought it, but never cooks and doesn't even know how to work it. So I thought it was a perfect opportunity to ask if she would take less. I offered her $10 and she accepted. I practically skipped out of her driveway I was so excited. When I got in the car, Kevin kinda gave me this look like "did you really just buy that" - then I asked to borrow his phone. I got on the internet and found the exact model still for sale for $199! What a deal!! Then he told me he was eying this book shelf that I hadn't even noticed. I went back and asked her how much she wanted for it, then went back and told Kevin $10, then he got out and loaded it in our car! Now we're fighting over who gets it. I want it for the family room and he wants it for the "Man Cave". I think I'm gonna win this fight though!

Before we called it a day, we stopped by one more sale we'd seen signs for. It was off Boonville New Harmony. I saw some kid clothes, they weren't anything I was interested in, but kept browsing so I didn't look rude. Then I saw an Ugg purse and heard angels start singing. I have wanted an Ugg purse for literally years. They are several hundreds of dollars so I never bought one. It didn't have a price tag on it, so I knew it wasn't cheap, but I took it up to her and asked what she wanted for it. She gave me this story about them selling for $150 on ebay and she just got it this past Christmas and has never used it blah blah blah. I told Kevin to offer her $50 and if she said yes I'd take it! (I was thinking Birthday or Christmas gift from Kevin to me). They worked out the price. $65. I'm thrilled about carrying it! It's gonna look so cute with all my Ugg boots! Now, c'mon December~