We spent the whole day yesterday garage sailing. It was our community parade of garage sales, which means you’re pretty much guaranteed a sale on every corner.
I love garage sales. I love finding treasures and paying very little for things that I would normally walk away from in the store because of the cost.
It excites me.
I am a deal hunter at heart.
It is just pure entertainment.
I especially like finding old things and loving them back to life 🙂
Chris had to go into the office yesterday so {lucky for me} I got to take all three children with me.
Yes, I am crazy. And will admit that taking a six, three and almost two year old to a bunch of garage sales by myself is a little stressful.
All in all though (I’m happy to report) they actually did really well. Very minimal whining/begging/tantrums!
🙂
Here’s our loot:
A HUGE box of Lego. This was so awesome!
A bunch of books
We paid $4 for this set of 32 books.
FOUR DOLLARS!
My six year old has been checking them out of his school library all year and was so excited to get the entire set for his bookshelf. Yup, I think we are raising another bookworm (poor kid, didn’t have a chance with Chris and I as his parents)
And a gorgeous trunk.
That I am in love with.
It belonged to the lady’s great-great-grandparents.
I love it.
I smile every time I walk past it.
What about you? Do you heart garage sales?? Or groan at the mention of them?? (cough, like my hubby, cough cough)
I love Jesus, my guy Chris + our four. We seek joy. Homeschool. Adventure together. Mess up and start again.
i'm sorry sara, but i don't think that trunk is working for you…i could take it off your hands and keep it at my house (hehehe).
Love the trunk!
And… I enjoy Karen Kingsbury's books too — glad to see that in the loot!
My mom used to have a bumper sticker on her car that read: "Caution: This Car Stops at All Garage Sales". We went all the time. So I love going to garage sales 🙂
garage sales = pure bliss
Even my almost-seven-year-old loves them.
We are kindred spirits! I love a good sale, girlfriend. I bought so much of our little tikes goodies at garage sales. Did you know that you can buy spray paint that is specially made for outdoor plastic and give it a fresh coat? Makes it look brand new and "custom" too 🙂 You would absolutely laugh if you knew all the stuff I have spray painted in my house. El cheapo, yes I am. I love the challenge of making old things look new. My husband laughs at me. I wish we lived closer, we could shop the sales together!
Woah!! Your treasures are incredible! Unfortunately garage sales are only in America 🙁 I could use a few, now that I am newly married and living on almost nothing…but we live in South Africa 🙁 I am sure you are a fun person to go garage sailing with !
love love love the trunk too!
garage sales are AWESOME – but i have very little self control and so don't go often, well very rare in the last few years… but looking doesn't hurt right? i need to learn to do that.
LOVE garage saling! We're planning on hitting them up big time once we move. We've found some great toys and books over the years, though this time we'll be in the furniture market. That trunk you found is awesome — great find!
you did awesome!!!
i never think to go out on saturdays to the sales… only when they are in our neighborhood and i see them. i know there are great treasures to be found but right now life is so busy i take any saturday at home to be home.
you did awesome!!!
i never think to go out on saturdays to the sales… only when they are in our neighborhood and i see them. i know there are great treasures to be found but right now life is so busy i take any saturday at home to be home.