Weekend Finds

I went out both Friday and Saturday Yard Selling.  I didn't buy a lot but I did get some great things.  In my opinion. :)

Friday's Goods:

A shelf for shoes and such.  I've been wanting one of these for Mr. C's room for a long time and I've seen them a lot, but they were always really flimsy or something.  This one on the other hand is in perfect condition and VERY sturdy. It cost me $1.

It's already being put to use. 

I got this back-pack for .50 and had in mind to use it for Miss J's 72 hr kit and give her old 72 kit to Mr. E, BUT Miss J has kinda fallin' in love with it and so it might just be her new everyday back-pack.  We'll see. :)

Saturday Goods:

Sno Rider Sled - $1.  These are pricey brand new.  You'd pay anywhere from $20-$40 for them. This is going to be put away for a Christmas present for Mr. C.  He'll love it!

Byu football- .25, and a military canteen -.25. The canteen needs a little cleaning, but I'm fulling confident I can get it looking decent.   These are going to the 'Good Behavior Bag' for Mr. C he's going to flip-out!

More books!!  4 for $1. :)

Brand spanking new Horse Shoe Set.  The plastic has never even been taken off! $2!  These go for over $50 at the store.  The HH was excited about this one.  Yes, we are a little Red Neck. ;) Anyone up for a game of Horse Shoes? 

Tomorrow I'll blog about what my Yard Sale Chickas got.  Ash of course struck gold again!

Do You Believe in Magic?

I BELIEVE!...in these two products!  They have made my life so much easier/happier!  They pretty much clean EVERYTHING!  They have saved me numerous times cleaning up things that I've bought second-hand and made them look, sparkling clean, and new.  Thus giving me more options on what I can buy.  I love it! 

OXI CLEAN gets out most set in stains, including, blood stains, grass stains, and grease stains.  I'm not kidding this stuff is AMAZING!

Magic Erasers get out everything!!! Dirty marked-up shoes, crayons, marked-up dolls, pen, and LOTS MORE!  I have used these countless times and I'm still amazed every time.

Here is an example.  Our cute neighbor girls wanted to give this 'My Loving Family' doll house to Miss J.  They brought it over and Miss J instantly fell in-love with it.  My love was not so "instant".  It had been colored from top to bottom with crayons.  It kinda looked like a mess.  Which we can all relate with right?  What kid hasn't taken crayon to something in their life?   I was not wanting to keep it, but there was no way Miss J was giving it up without a fight.  So I spent 30 min.s trying to scrub it with soap and water, and nothing!  You couldn't even tell.  I went back to my cleaning supplies and saw my 'Magic Eraser' so I thought I'd give it a try and I was BEYOND AMAZED! It cleaned up the whole thing in less then 10 min.s!  Oh, I believe in Magic alright, because I don't know any other way to explain how it works!  If you don't have one of these, or ten, then go get one ASAP.  You can thank me later. ;)

I wish I had before picture of the house, but I don't.  Just picture it colored ALL OVER. Here are the AFTER shots though.  

I also got these other 'My Loving Family' products at a Yard Sale.  .25 each for the dolls and .50 for the car.  Love!!!!

Book Worm

I've ALWAYS been a fan of reading, ever since I can remember I've loved it.  Naturally I find myself scanning over the books whenever I am out Thrifting.  Books are so great to buy second-hand because most of the time they still look brand-new, and even if they do look a little 'loved' it doesn't make it any less useful for you, so it's great!  Here are just a few of the ones I've found.  I didn't pay more then $3 for anyone of these books. Even better right?  Most were even less then $2 though.

I love reading to my kids before bed.  It is so fun to re-discover books with them!  We've already read about half of these together and just finished up "Falling Up" by Shel Silverstien, which is not pictured.  The kids loved it and laughed a lot!  What should we read next?  Mr. C is thinking 'The Trumpet of the Swan' because we've also read 'Charlotte's Web' and 'Stuart Little' which are also by E.B. White.  Any other suggestions?  I'm actually kinda thinking to read the 'Little house on the Prairie' (Blogged about Here) series through the Summer , but I'm not sure if Miss J (4) is quiet old enough and if Mr. C would even like them.  What do you think.

I'm excited to read 'These is my Words' and 'A Girl Named Zippy' (found these on the shelve together! I lucked out.) which I've heard are fantastic. 'The Shack' has me a little bit skeptical, and I'm waiting to be in the right mood to read that one.  I've read the other two and they're great.  I'm working on completing my 'Harry Potter' series.  Can't wait to be able to read them to the kids! This one's cover wasn't in the best condition, but I got it for $1 and the pages are fine.

Jane Eyre, LOVED THIS BOOK BEYOND WORDS! it is defiantly going on my list of FAVORITES. :)   I went to a local thrift store specifically looking for this book.  I scanned the books up and down  until they all started to look the same, then I came across a super old, super "loved" copy.  I kept it in my hands for awhile really wanting to buy it but hating that it was in such bad condition, but I REALLY wanted to start reading it.  In the end though I decided I would just WAIT and be patient until I found a better copy, so I put it back on the shelve right next to.... another copy of JANE EYRE, the copy you see pictured. :)  It was AWESOME! I was So excited paid my $2 for it and started reading it that night.  I love it and highly recommend.   'The Goose Girl' I already blogged about HERE. Loved it too and am now looking for the sequel 'Enna Burning'. 'Princess Academy' is also by Shannon Hale, but I have yet to read it.  "Grimms' Fairy Tales" was also a great find, for me anyways, love having all the Classics in one book and the illustrations are bea.u.ti.ful.

I even got the 'Hunger Games' for $2! It's not pictured because it is being lent out. You can afford to lend your books out for that price. ;)  Loved the book! Loved the movie!

Pajama Party

One of my most favorite things to buy (second-hand or not) is pajamas for the kids.  They just look so darn cute in them!  Pajamas can be one of those really expensive things though, especially if you buy the fun Character ones from the Disney Store, which the kids LOVE. I have gotten me, or rather the kids some great second-hand jammies for a GREAT price.  Here are just a few of them.

Miss J sporting her Princess Arial PJs.  She has worn them so much that they are starting to come apart along the bottom, but "who cares, no big deal, she's got more" and I only spent $2 on them. :)  Wear/love them all you want. :)

 

Mr. C in his "How To Train Your Dragon" pajamas ($1), and Miss J in ALL PINK PJs. (.25  for both the leggings and the shirt.)

Mr. C in Mario Jammies which were a huge hit and his Valentine's Day present ($2.99), and Miss J's Tinkerbell jams that I purchased a year and a half ago for our Disney Vacation. ($2 and legging were .50) Much cheaper then buying them brand-mew at Disneyland, and she loved them just the same. :)

Easter

 My sweet, sweet (with a little lot of spice) kidlets on EASTER!  LOVE THEM!!

 The kiddos baskets from the Easter Bunny.

Toothbrushes and paste were NOT second-hand. ;)

The Sing-a-ma-jigs are also NOT second-hand but I bought them over a year ago and have been saving them for a special occasion.  So glad I did!

MR. C's Basket:

 Life Jacket: $2.99

Sing-a-ma-jig: $3

Bubble Bath/Finger Paint: .25

MR. E's Basket:

 Sing-a-ma-jig-$3

Diesel Thomas Train: .50

Bubble Bath/Finger Paint: .25 

MISS J's Basket:

 Parasol: .50

Sing-ma-jig: $3

Bubble Bath/Finger Paint: .25

We had a blast going to two FAMILY Easter Egg Hunts, but you know what that means...SUGAR COMING OUT OUR EARS!  So I did a little trade with the kids, they turned in half there candy to pick prizes out of the "Good Behavior Bag".  Usually they only get one prize but they talked me into getting two this year. 

Mr C. chose: 

storm trooper costume- .50

Parachute Army Guy- .50

Miss J Chose:

A Golden dress- $3

Fake fruit for her kitchen-. 50 

I didn't get a picture with Mr. E's prize but we did get this little JEM!  Haha 

LOVE THIS LITTLE BOY!

Mr. E got a book: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"-.25

Princess Mulan

This is probably one of my favorite finds of the year.  Miss J has wanted a Mulan dress for a very long time, but even used ones are $50, and I couldn't justify it.  Then one sunny, happy day we were Thrifting and we were on our way to the check-out when I saw this little beauty hanging on the rack by the dressing rooms.  I couldn't believe it!  Then I about died when I saw the price of $2.99!!!!  I was convinced that it had a big tear or stain on it for that price, but it had neither and looked practically NEW.  What a steal!!!  We gave it to her for Valentines Day and she absolutely loves it!!!!!  So glad I was patient and didn't buy the $50 one. :)

Another Second-hand Birthday

 Mr C had a Birthday and got HOOKED-UP in the gift department.  How much did I spend you ask? A big whopping 18.50. SWEET!

  He woke up to balloons (can you get balloons second-hand that actually float?), a hand-made cape that he has been begging for since the first one I made for his friend, and 4 secret presents that he had to wait to open until after breakfast.  TORTURE!

He went for the biggest one first, of course.  I even got the wrapping paper at a Thrift store. :)

GOLF CLUBS! Him and his Dad are going to have a blast this summer! Picked up the golf clubs, with the bag and extra balls and tees for a whopping $10 from a Yard Sale!

He has been wanting a "big" back-pack since he started 1st grade because he says that the other kids tease him that he has a "baby back-pack".  We told him to just 'own that baby back-pack'  and if he thinks it's cool then it is.  He didn't like that answer but we made him deal with it (it was actually his perfect size, not a baby one) until now.  He was so happy!  He took it everywhere and even wore it all day at school on Monday.  I've had this for years, but had forgotten about it.  Glad I organized and found it again. :)

New(for him) bike helmet. $2

Agent P t-shirt.  Miss J was Thrifting with me and came across it.  She had to get for him.  I didn't think it was worth $3.49, it looked pretty worn. She was convincing though and we came home with it.

She was right he loved it! She got a big hug for it too.  I guess it was worth it after all.

He LOVES that cape.  I got the fabric at a thrift store and from my Mom. Spent about $3 on it.  the sweet mask was a Yard Sale find from last Summer. $1.

I would say that he had a great Birthday! Yes?  Love this kid and ALL of his energy. :)

Weekend Blues...

This weekend was NOT my week for Yard Sales.  The Handsome Hubby was out of town so that left me Yard Selling with three (very adorable) kids.  Friday I hit a couple and actually got a few things like some AWESOME GOLD BOOTS, and  some old books.  I am a sucker for old books!   Saturday I lasted all of 45 min and we didn't even leave until close to 9.  :(  I personally only spent .50 cents that day, but Mister C my 6 year old found a Boogie Board that he'd had me on the look out for at every Yard Sale for weeks.  He's cute! So SCORE for him.  He also found a really cool toy Police Helmet that talks and such. He loves it.  He Spent a total of $4.14 on his finds.  I've taught him well. ;)

The GOLD boots!  They are so great and are going to complete some very awesome Halloween Costumes.  Hooray!!!

Mister C with his finds...

 

Miss j also wanted a picture taken of her.  Her fairy costume just so happens to be a Yard Sale find from a couple of weeks ago...50 cents!

 

My favorite find of the weekend was this Children's Book that I paid .25 cents for.  I fell in love with the gorgeous illustrations.  I love the old vintage look, the colors, and how it makes me wish for lazy days...days that are slower.  You know what I mean?  I kinda want to frame the pictures and do a nursery around them or something.  Here is a little peek...

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Like I said before, I'm a sucker for old books.  I bought these three at a Yard Sale on Friday and they went straight to Mister E's room.

Although it wasn't a super fantastic weekend and was largely cut short for me.  I know some of you did find some AMAZING stuff. Like my neighbor got a weed eater ($7), and seed spreader ($5) that are both in really great condition and look practically new.  My other good friend got two boxes full of really, really cute, name-brand clothes for her boys, and a really great vintage baby cradle...just to name a few.  I also was able to bum a super cute, vintage, mustard yellow tablecloth off her. ;) (THANKS APE!!!!)  Just realized I don't have a picture of it though. That will have to come in a later post.