Estate Sales and Tyler Baths

Saturday morning I got together with two friends for coffee. It was so refreshing from my usual Saturday routine of sleeping late, cleaning my house, and doing our laundry. On my way home from coffee I saw a sign that changed my whole weekend...

ESTATE SALE

...My friend Ashley blames her car for driving her to the mall and now I know what that is like. Before I knew it I parked in front of a shabby old house full of possibilities. Rusty tools and fishing gear were scattered around the driveway...not promising...and the garage was filled with cheap old Christmas Decorations.

The real treasures were inside the living room...tea cups, carnival glass, lace table cloths, a beautiful stained glass lamp, and tables full of jewelry. I suddenly realized how much I loved stopping at garage sales, estate sales, and antique malls. I had my eye on the carnival glass and the lamp but they were a little too pricey. Instead, I bought some jewelry and some tea cups.

After the little old lady in the garage took my money she said, "If you come back tomorrow everything will be half price."

What! After I just bought all this stuff? Now you tell me?

I went back the next day and bought the lamp.

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January was two months ago. January was the last time Joe and I gave Tyler a bath. He hasn't been to the beach or anywhere he could get too dirty but it was time.

Now he is clean and sitting happily on my chair. My house smells good again!