Garage Sale Find......
I have the kids kitchen and tool bench set up in the garage. It is perfect for summer time because the kids love to play outside. For a while I have been wanting to find the kid some play food to go with the kitchen. Actually just last night I was on eBay looking to see what I could find.Well.....

today went to some garage sales and came across a kids kitchen with a bag of play food. I asked right away to see if they would just sell me the bag of food and right a way she said sure. She also said they had a whole bunch more in the house and went inside and bagged more up. I got a big bag full for $3. What a deal:)

As you can see the kids got busy cooking & creating right away.

Busy Weekend Ahead......

I will be staying busy today and the days to follow. Brandon is having a couple classmates over tonight and we will be having Haystacks for dinner & homemade cheesecake for desert. Then tomorrow is Gabriel's 3rd birthday. I already have the frosting made so this afternoon when I make the cheesecake I am going to make the cake too, so it can cool. This evening after company leaves and the kids go to bed I plan on decorating it. I am keeping it simple, but I think Gabriel will like it. We are also having some friends over for the party Saturday night. We will be having Chicken Enchiladas, which are simple and yummy. The biggest job will be to get my house clean, which is difficult with 3 little kids and 2 dogs, but I'm not going to stress to much about it. I am just looking forward to having company and will enjoy showing hospitality.

Garage Sale Finds:

This weekend is also city wide garage sales in Deforest. I took the kids out yesterday. We had a great day! I found a desk and chair for Anna for working on school, which was $4 total. Then the big item I found was a Pro Form treadmill. It is a older model, but in good condition. This brand retails for around $800 dollars or more and I payed $50. What a deal and last night after I put the kids to bed I worked out for a good 30 minutes and enjoyed it. Last year at this time we go ourselves a nice like new up right freezer and entertainment center for the living room. I love garage sales and how much money I can save.

Ballerina Girl....



This little tutu skirt we found at a garage sale yesterday for 50 cents. Can't beat that price! Now that I have seen how they made it I can make Anna another one sometime.

What is this thing......
Earlier this summer I got a good size box of plastic containers at a garage sale and at the bottom of the box was this round thing. I had no idea what it was, but it had Tupperware stamped on the bottom, so I jumped on eBay to see if I could find out what it was. It wasn't to long after I found out that it was a hamburger press. I know you all probably knew what it was, but I have to say I never been to a Tupperware party, so I had no clue. So the last couple of months I have been using it and love it because I don't have to get my hands all yucky and in the end I have all the same size hamburger patties...except for the for special little patty for my daughter, which you can see in the picture. So how many of you have one and use it or don't use it???

The other Tupperware item that I also got in the big box was the pickle holder, which also has worked great in keeping the fingers clean. The kids also like to use it to get there pickles out. So how many of you have one of these???

Early Garage Sale Find.....
Anna got a super cute Leap Frog show called, "The Letter factory" last year for Christmas. Then earlier this summer I can across the My First Leap Frog Pad and 3 books & cartridges to go with it for $2.50. Then I got the Leap Frog Reader Pad with I suppose 8 or 9 books and cartridges and backpack for $10. Both are super great deals.

Well today I found this Leap Frog Globe. I had no idea that they made them and I almost missed it. Luckily I looked back over all the tables and saw it. I thought to myself this will really come in handy when I start homeschooling. You will never guess the price?????? 25 cents.... I could hardly believe that is all they wanted for it. The kids were also pretty excited about it.

Garage Sale Find.....

We have been wanting to get a sandbox for the kids, but in order to get a nice size one you would have to order it on line, so we have just held off. Well I stopped at a garage sale last weekend and was able to pick up this turtle sandbox for $5.00. What a deal:) It's a little bigger and heavier then the ones I saw for sale this year at Shopko. So now the sand can stay dry and the kids can have fun in the sand!

New Play Rug.....

This is one of my great garage sale find from this past weekend. It is a brand new area rug which also has two matching smaller rugs that go with it and I got all three rugs for $20. Wow what a great deal:)

I have been wanting a nice big run for the living room, but knew we did not have the money to get one. Now Noah and the kids have a nice soft area to play on.

The First Garage Sale Find of the Season......
Deforest had there city wide garage sales last weekend and I came across this Little Tikes picnic table for $15. What a great deal:) The kids love it and it will be a great way to keep some mess outside.