Ding ding ding!
The bell rang, and I was off to the races to attend my first "garage sale" of the season.
Well, it was held in a church basement, but you know...
There was a bounty of used children's clothing. I arrived at the opening bell to get while the getting was good. And I'm glad I did, as the place was buzzing immediately at 9 a.m. Unencumbered by stroller & wiggling child, I moved swiftly through the toddler boy clothes.
My big purchase was a Halloween costume very similar to this one. It's in beautiful condition, and I think we may get 2 years out of it, because it's kind of big. $10 - pretty good. I got a bunch of shorts, a bathing suit (also with Pooh) and summer pajamas for my boy. And I came out well under $20, as is my game.
I guess that was my Earth Day celebration. I don't consider myself to be an environmentalist, per se, though I am big on the three Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. I was kind of curious about the history of Earth Day, so I read about it here. I was in kindergarten in 1970, so I guess that's why I don't remember the first Earth Day.
Now that I think of it, I am doing some more reusing/recycling this weekend. I moved a bag of old clothes to my car for delivery to a women's shelter.
Of course the furnace is running here today, because DANG! It's cold. I have to draw the line somewhere!
Have a great weekend!
and my a/c just kicked on...
it seems like somewhere around 1985 earth day was HUGE in my elementary for some reason.
Posted by: HolyMama! | Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 02:07 AM
Love that costume! How adorable. You are the queen of the good deals.
Posted by: kristi | Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 01:30 PM
Sounds like a fruitful day shopping. I wish it would get warm and stay warm!
Posted by: Barbara | Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 01:58 PM
Marie - I didn't hear about the parking garage incident, but just now read about ir in the D&C. I'm parking in the Washington Square Garage now.
Posted by: Barbara | Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 03:20 PM
Marie, he's going to look adorable in that costume, make sure you post pictures!
And if you need to warm up, c'mon down...I got a sunburn at the beach today...and the water was actually warm enough that I got in up to my waist. :)
Posted by: Tammy | Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 07:06 PM
HolyMama,
1985?! I was in college then. Wow. I feel so old!
Kristi,
I get some kind of odd buzz off of it. Well, I guess it's safer than drugs!
Barbara,
Thanks for writing back from my question on your blog! I heard about the collapse right after it happened on Friday & thought of you right away! They said no one was hurt though, so I knew you were fine.
Tammy,
That sounds GLORIOUS! Won't you be surprised when I show up at your door?! ;-)
Posted by: Marie | Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 08:47 PM
YES! Garage sale season is upon us! Whoo Hoo!
Posted by: Holly | Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 11:48 PM