Just a sneak peek for now (keep reading and you can see the whole thing)...
Donna (Chad's mama) was over at the house last weekend and was telling me about how she is helping her mom out next weekend at their community estate sale and how she thought my mom would be in heaven with the sale. Her mom, Grandma Shipe, is part of a committee in Sun Lakes that goes into people's homes once they pass and removes their items that they have donated to the community. She, along with others, help price the items every Monday and then send them away to be stored for the annual sale. All of the money that they make goes toward making their community better - new furniture for the recreational center, carpet for the churches, etc. I about fell over when Donna was telling me about the sale and knew that I had to go!
Fast forward to today!
This morning Susie and I rolled outta the driveway around 6:30am and headed east!
There have been several items that I have been on the hunt for for awhile, frequenting garage sales, goodwill, and savers on a weekly basis to try and find them:
Large Oval/Circle Picture Frame
Large Picture Frames without the glass
Bed for Lola (either wrought iron or shabby chic)
Vintage chair/love seat/couch for photoshoots
I found a few of my big items today and oh-so many more! We spent about two and a half hours shopping and had every inch of the truck packed by the time we were done! Would you believe that there is a possibility we could be headed back tomorrow to get more?
So...what was in there?
Headboard
Box Spring/Matress/Bed Frame
End tables
Large box of Mixed Fabrics
Large Picture Frames x5
2 Large boxes of Kitchen/Misc Items
My Diamond!Ebay/craiglist have had some of the big items on my list, but they come with a pretty price tag. I didn't want to have to pay an arm and a leg for some thing that I was going to redo to my liking (I originally had visions of spray painting a wrought iron bed turquoise for Lola's room, then thought about something fabric-y or shabby chic). I wanted to find a steal of a deal and today, all of my dreams came true! It pays to be patient I guess. I found (ok, Susie saw it first and pointed out to me how beautiful it was) the perfect bed for Lola! It was the diamond in the rough that I had been searching for and it was only $25!!! I couldn't pay for it fast enough and squealed with delight when I knew it was mine - errrr, Lola's!
Finding the bed was the first step into transforming her room from that of a toddlers (she was sleeping in the crib converted to a day bed) with all of her pottery barn bedding that I adore (don't know why I am so attached to it? I even tried to something work with the new bed, but it was not even close), into that of a little princess! She loves her bed and was so excited for daddy to put it together, which he did right away for her!
I have more work to do in there, but wanted to show you what it is looking like so far!
P.S. Susie and I are hooked on this sale and plan on making the annual trip out there! Anyone else who wants in next year, please let me know!
Kyan in action!
Lola was so proud of her big brother! So were we!!! Congratulations Kyan on your second place medal!
I am drooling at all of the Holiday cards that Shutterfly has to offer and have several in my projects section of my account! For some reason, this one stands out and seems to be very fitting for the two of my kiddos!
Any guesses as to who is the naughty and nice one at our house?!
Tonight, when Kyan and I got home from TKD, Lola came barreling out of the house to welcome us home (something she normally does). Only this time she was hollering "Happy Birthday mommy! We made you a cake! Happy Birthday, come inside!" She said this over and over! I was very confused, it is not my birthday, but she was very convincing, so Kyan and I rushed inside to see what the fuss was all about! Sure enough, Lola and Chad had made a cake (red velvet with cream cheese frosting) just because! She associated the cake with a birthday and went with it I guess! I thanked her again and again, she was too excited to break the news that it really wasn't my birthday! Instead, I enjoyed her and daddy's delicious cake!
Isn't he cute! Hoping we save him from Thanksgiving dinner this year!
Went to Tae Kwan Do tonight (haven't been since last Tuesday's class and the results weren't up yet for testing) and saw Kyan's name with OUTSTANDING next to his name! Woot! Woot! That is my boy! Of course I didn't have a camera, but the blackberry did the job! Proud mama moment!
Kyan showed us his loose tooth tonight, blood and all! He is so excited and I am so emotional! Hubs asked if I was seriously taking a picture of his loose tooth?! Ummm, yes! It is a BIG moment! I can't imagine the excitement he is going to feel when it finally comes out (he is wiggling away, super excited for the tooth fairy and the idea of getting big teeth) and how I will probably sob like a big baby! He is getting so big so fast! 
There have been several items that I have been on the hunt for for awhile, frequenting garage sales, goodwill, and savers on a weekly basis to try and find them:
So...what was in there?
Finding the bed was the first step into transforming her room from that of a toddlers (she was sleeping in the crib converted to a day bed) with all of her pottery barn bedding that I adore (don't know why I am so attached to it? I even tried to something work with the new bed, but it was not even close), into that of a little princess! She loves her bed and was so excited for daddy to put it together, which he did right away for her!