Mother’s Day Weekend….. It has become one of my favorite weekends of the year. When we moved to
It is unbelievable! At least, if you have never been to a neighborhood garage sale before, it is unbelievable! I f you look past the house we are shopping at you can see the tents lined up down the block. There is literally hundreds of homes participating. We start at 8:00 am and shop until 4:00 or 5:00. The first few years we were awe struck. We came home with loads of “junk”. I’m not lying; when I say loads… we usually take our biggest vehicles then return for the “big purchase items” at the end of the day.
They pass out maps, so you can locate port-a-potties and food concessions. We usually mark the maps with the items we need to circle around and pick up after the sale. As I was looking at our map this year… a Foosball table, a slide for the lake, a trundle for Sarah, Coke bottles for Tom, a Wii console for Loni, I was thinking it would be fun to look at all the maps we’ve gone through in the past.
Over the years we have decided less is more, promising ourselves that we are only shopping for things we need. We still managed to come home with a full load. I haven’t checked with all the girls, but YES… Dalona had to leave stuff at Mike and Amy’s. Foolish girl. One year she bought (free) a tire she though Matt could use. Then she had to pay to dump it. She bought a desk (also free), Matt said was junk, and we had to burn in the fire pit. This year she really, reeeaallly contemplated purchasing a console for the Wii. It was one of those fine pieces of furniture that was once a “shop” project. I thought it was beautiful. I have a couple matching pieces in my house from Levi. Apparently the guy’s wife had kept it in the garage for years so they were finally selling the piece. I suppose hand crafted furniture isn’t as meaningful to a spouse as it is to a mom. Anyways, it didn’t make it home with Loni. I wonder why, hmmm???? I was so amused that it ended up in Mike’s garage I forgot to ask why.
Sunday was Mother’s Day and Luke and Meagan helped me paint the “daycare room” normal colors. I am patiently, no, not patiently, waiting to convert it into the family room. It has been two years now! We were missing Levi and Dad for our celebration, but not for long. We were listening to Cable Radio… The Party Mix Station and The Village People “In the Navy” came on. We decided it was Levi’s way of joining us in spirit. Then Shakira came on and we laughed… Bob was there in spirit also. In case you didn’t know, Bob drools over Shakira! It was another great Mother’s Day weekend, even if it was just with half of the family. 
Here’s the dynamic duo changing the colors. So long yellow, parting is such SWEET sorrow!
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