Yardsale Treasures

Heh...I was afraid I'd get behind. The past few weeks have been quite the whirlwind.

For the last several years, I have helped host the annual fund-raising banquet for Crossroads Pregnancy Center in Milledgeville, Georgia. The 17th Annual Banquet was held just this past Thursday evening. With over 400 in attendance and a seriously small budget, we squeeze every dollar until it hollars. I'm generally in charge of the decor and set-up/tear-down.

I really enjoy having the opportunity to serve the center in this way because my current season of life does not allow for a weekly volunteer day like most folks involved. With the banquet, I can do most of the prep work from home, then work my butt off for a few days the week of.

I enjoy coming in for large projects because it gives my children a chance to see the benefit in serving others and of course, raising awareness for the Sanctity of Life. This year, part of the program was "Four Generations of Support". Granny, my dad, myself, and Seth each gave a short talk about what the center means to our family and how each of us serves. It wasn't to pat ourselves on the back by any means, but rather to help folks realize that you can be involved at any age.

Anyway, that's why I haven't posted in a few weeks. Here are my current yardsale treasures:

Tons of vintage jewelry - prices range from $.50 to $2. I plan to sell most of it on ebay but it keeps matching my outfits. Maybe I'll just keep it...

Brand new fancy serving dish with tray (My sister got one as wedding gift this summer and I was jealous) $3

A whole winter wardrobe for Seth (how rare to find his size - slims!- without holes in the knees!) $14

Two pair of name-brand shoes for Mikayla to grow into - $2

A men's Fossil watch (needs new battery) for $1

Kitchen sink to replace the ugly brown one in a house we're fixing up (more on that later). $10

My personal favorite (took the yardsale crown back from Eric!): A yellow gold 1/5 carat diamond solitaire necklace. $.25 Not bad. :) I did try to sell the necklace to a pawn shop but it wouldn't bring enough to make it worthwhile. Into the safe it goes and maybe one day I'll have it reset.

Eric's personal favorite: a set of hex weights like he'd been coveting for so long. We were able to aquire them for $100 but they sell for $600+. We've been looking on criagslist for months but the cheapest we'd found was about $350. Thanks to my brother, Levi, for helping us find them!