The Garage Sale Solution

We had a two-day garage sale on Friday and Saturday. We have had garage sales before, but this was our first time having a two-day sale. We had tons of people on the first day and sold lots of stuff. Yay! The second day was a bit slower, but Olivia was deep in thought, coming up with ideas of how to get the Friday people to return on Saturday.

Olivia: "Mom, I have a great idea!"
Mom: "What's that?"
Olivia: "We can go inside and change our hair so we look different and people will come back to our garage sale. They won't know they've already been here!"
Mom: "Do you think they might recognize that this is the same house they were at yesterday?"

The wheels of thought are hard at work.....

Olivia:"I know! We can go and get lots of new flowers, pull out the old flowers in the garden, and plant the new flowers! Our house will look so different!"

How can I argue with that?

I should have taken her advice. I'm sure I saw people driving past thinking "Look at those flowers...this is the same house I was at yesterday!" :)

Waaaaahhhhh!!!!!

My camera literally flew into a lake yesterday, where it sat for five minutes before we discovered it. We were visiting Paul's sister and fam on their vacation. We decided to go swimming, so I searched the area looking for a safe spot for my precious camera. It should be safe on the stroller, right? Little did I know that a huge gust of wind would send the stroller into the lake along with the camera. I wasn't actually there when it happened, so when I returned to the lake, we figured out what had happened and located the camera in three feet of water.

After a day of drying out, the camera does not seem to be working. It will actually turn on, but there is way too much sand in it and the lens is very spotty from water stains. So, I'm hoping we may be able to return it since it is less than a year old and is still on warranty. Wish me luck!

Of course, every moment of today was a photo opp. How will I survive???

Why We Love Baseball Games

1. You can eat lots of food!

2. You can cheer as loud as you want to.
3. You can walk up and down the row, working up an appetite for all that food.
4. You get to spend time together.

5. You get to be happy!


I guess you also get to watch a wee little bit of baseball too. :)