It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!

Why??? Two words: GARAGE SALES
Yes I love them! I'm just like my Grandpa Brewster in that way. And they have really good ones up here in Portland. Last week they had a huge multi-family neighborhood garage sale in NE Portland, and this week there was a HUGE one in SE Portland. Like 141 houses participating! Ginormous! Another way I don't have to pay full price for things, especially kid stuff!
It was a great morning for Sammy and me to spend some time together walking around the neighborhood, with especially nice weather looking for great finds, and I'm super excited about what we did find.
First of all, we have been in desperate need for more lighting in our living room, and I've been wanting to find a nice lamp, but didn't want to pay $60 plus bucks for it. I found a really nice wooden lamp at this huge house for 5 dolla! Now I just need a pretty shade. And growing up at Christmas time we always had these awesome bubble lights that were on my Grandparents Christmas tree, and they had those too for 5 dollars! Yay!
But I think the biggest thing I was excited about was something I found for Samantha. So for the last few months I have been trying to find those Leap Frog alphabet magnets for the fridge for her birthday in a few weeks, but they are so expensive! There they were sitting for me in a plastic bag on the table for $5!!! I snatched those things up so quickly, and then a couple of houses down, they had the Leap Frog magnet set for animals, for $5!!! I am so set for her birthday now! (Almost)
Ahhhhh I love garage sales! I guess the only thing I wish I could have found was a little tricycle for her too. oh well.