Phone Photo Dump

My phone is getting too full of pictures so here's a photo dump for your viewing pleasure! 

We've been working on this difficult puzzle for a few weeks and decided one day to give up on it for a while. We didn't want to undo what we had done so we preserved it the best way we could without a puzzle table. 

We carefully slid it on to a cardboard, wrap it in saran wrap and stored it under the dresser until we feel like working on it again! 

This is the first time I've seen a cross at our church. This was on Palm Sunday. 

It came down from the ceiling. Against the background screen of stained-glass windows, it was beautiful!

While in Meijer last Saturday my phone made the Amber alert sound while I was standing at a sample table drinking a sample of iced coffee. This is what popped up! It was surprising because it wasn't particularly stormy outside, just lightly raining. 

When I read it out loud the young girl doing the samples said, "Oh no I have to leave now!" She started packing up and I moved to the front of the store to find Rich (because what do you do during a tornado warning but move toward the windows!) Then an announcement came over the loudspeakers that all employees were to go to the storm shelters, customers are welcome to join them or free to leave but the store is closed for business! 

A lot of people just abandoned their carts and left or went to the storm shelters. I finished my shopping and met up with Rich and left my cart at the checkout. Then we went outside to look at the sky! The tornado sirens were going! I know!!  It didn't look any different than before so we went back into the store and hung out at the registers for about 1/2 hour or so. Then the tornado warning was over and the store opened again so we checked out and left! 

Turns out there was a tornado sighted but it was pretty far away and moving away from us. Because we were in one of the surrounding counties we got the alert too!

Rich and I decided to tour the Capital building in Lansing a few weekends ago. 

 It's a beautiful building with a gorgeous dome in the middle. 

This is the entrance to Whitmer's office. 

Lastly Chris sent this picture to us the other day.

There was a bobcat in his back yard! Here he's looking at his reflection in the basement window! I wonder if he smelled that there was a cat in the house. Luckily Frank is an indoor cat, and he didn't notice the bobcat outside! 

That's all for now. I hope to bring you another estate sale soon. There haven't been too many in my target area so far this year! 

Until the next time take care and thanks for stopping by! 

Not So WOW Estate Sale

On the same day as the previously posted estate sale, I went from that wonderful one to a very unorganized and messy estate sale. 

Here's the house: 

It was not for sale that I could see but Zillow estimated it's worth at $681,000. 

Here's the kitchen

Not a fan of the red walls but I did like the light hanging over the island and the red chili peppers picture above the window. 

There were a few interesting things. 

I liked these two serving dishes. One was marked $2 and the other wasn't marked. 

I really liked the cardinal one but I just donated a couple serving dishes so I don't really need to get any more! 

Here's the bedroom and the display of clothes! 

Dig in! 

I liked this mirror with the hooks on the bottom. 

I liked the Welcome sign, too. Sorry for the crooked picture but this is how they were displayed! 

There was a Viewmaster! 

There were no little slides for it though or I may have considered buying it! I think Max and Levi would have enjoyed it (for a few minutes, anyway!) 

This hat was interesting. 

Reminds me of Crocodile Dundee! 

I thought the wood on these stairs was very pretty!

I didn't buy anything at this sale. I was kind of in a hurry or I may have taken more time to browse. Everything seems to be cheap enough! 

That's it for now. I'll be back with a photo dump soon!

Until then take care and thanks for stopping by! 

Estate Sale WOW

I recently went to an estate sale that was the cleanest and most organized one I have ever been too!

The estate sale company was called DuLayne Transitions. I had never heard of them before. 

Here's the house

It was not for sale yet but Zillow estimated it at $321,000. It needed much updating but it's in a desirable location so I see why it's worth so much. 

This was right when you walked in the door.

Great idea. Never saw that at an estate sale before! I did not take a basket. 

After that it didn't surprise me to see this. 

Most of the cupboards and doors were labeled with what was behind them! 

There was a ton of absolutely beautiful bowls and bakeware

Look at this muffin pan! $14

And these! $8-$14

I love the inside of this closet in one of the bedrooms.  

Just open the bifold doors and this is what you see! There were linens and towels on the shelves on either side. 

I thought this lamp was pretty. $150 

This mirror was interesting! $30

I liked these bowls with the handles. I just don't need anymore bowls! $6

If my parents were still alive, I would have bought them this. No price on it. 

They both went to Cooley High School in Detroit. 

The basement was full of Christmas stuff. 

These cloth bags came in various sizes! $8 per set

I loved this! $16

But I swore I would not buy any Christmas stuff so I passed! 

All the beauty stuff was arranged on two shelves!

I thought this was pretty funny! $22. 

I can't imagine giving that as a gift unless it was a joke gift! 

This dog portrait was beautiful! $10

I could have walked around a lot longer, but I had to go to work. 

Here's what I bought:

This small pot in brand new condition. 

A pillow form and a round template

And this wreath to replace the Christmas wreath on our shed door which had been there since November!

Total spent: $10

In other news, it's so nice to see the deer in the field next to work again! 

I did go to another estate sale the same day that wasn't nearly as exciting. I'll tell you about it the next time!

Until then take care and thanks for stopping by! 

Estate Sale

 This is the latest estate sale house that I went to. 

It was built in 1981. It wasn't currently for sale but Zillow estimated it's worth at $621,000. The house was very outdated and also very dusty inside!

This was the second day so everything was 30% off. 

Here's the kitchen. 

Not real big but the rest of the house was huge! Here is the family room/dining room.  

This was the master bedroom. 

Yes, that is the ceiling beam laying on the bed!  You can see above where it used to be!

Master bath.

Love the large sunken tub! Although it's hard to tell in the picture the bathroom had that shiny silver wallpaper! 

There were some interesting things. 

This kid-sized chair was so pretty! It was priced at $50. 

I thought this would be cute in a little boy's room. 

The sign says, "This is a set. Cowboy hat, saddle, chaps, vest, rope and fence" There was no price on it. 

This picture might be a little disturbing. 

This one even more so! 

They were asking $10 for each of them. 

This Givenchy perfume set was interesting.

It was priced at $60

There were a couple vintage kimonos. 

They were priced at $800! 

This hand painted cake plate was pretty but a little overly painted in my opinion! 

It was $25

This geometric design bowl was interesting. 

It was marked $15. See how dusty everything was?

I'm not sure what this was supposed to be. A pie plate? Serving dish? It was about the size of a dinner plate. 

It was priced at $20. I thought about buying it, but I don't really have a use for it. If bought everything that I liked or that caught my eye my house would be filled to the brim! 

I didn't buy anything at this sale. 

It was fun walking around it though! Hopefully the next sale I go to will have some great bargains!

In other news, today is our 49th anniversary. I actually have to work but we'll probably go somewhere nice for dinner on the weekend. 

Until the next time take care and thanks for stopping by!