Yard Sale bargains but winding down....

Saturday's Yard Sale Haul:

Huge Christmas village   $10

They all have lights... I just wanted to try a few out.  There are hundreds of pieces to this...  Was I happy?  Yes.  I plan on an extravagant display for the grandkids this year thanks to my yard sale finds this year.  

Brand new kitchen curtains.  4 full pair $3.  I'm not so sure I like the color, but for three bucks I thought I'd give it a try...  it's a change anyway.

Brand new comforter set from the Bon Ton complete w/ pillow shams and bedskirt.  $6

Not shown is a dresser for $10 and some odds and ends stuff like a Ken doll for Rissie's Barbie's.  The man dolls are hard to find.  I only paid 50 cents for him.  

Anyway...  everything came to a grand total of $35.  Not bad.  The good part is, I never even had to get in my car since the yard sale was 2 houses away.  

With summer out almost behind me, I'm trying to focus on my book.  My goal is mid October for 'Gracie's Diary' to be complete and ready to go.  I'm shooting for 10 pages a day.  Oh, it's finished now... at 76,000 words.  But it's not the best it can be yet.  Now to find the time.... 

Goodbye Summer

For those wondering where Sponge Bob Squarepants spent Labor day... rest easy.  He was at our house.

With summer winding down I can't help but wonder what happened from March on.  I mean... it seems like just yesterday that my hubby and I were at Lowes loading up our car with all kinds of flowers and plants for our spring yard project.  

People have always told me that the older you get, the faster time flies.  I can only go by what I've experienced... but I've found that statement to be oh-so-true.

So as we say goodbye to summer...

Let's just remember the warm summer days with a smile....

And keep in mind that for some of us...  the summer months seemed to last forever.

Hope you're Labor Day was filled with laughter, love and lots of good memories.  

Dear Diary, It won't happen again on my watch.

Dear Diary,

Words and phrases that make me pace and whine:

1.  Walk

2.  Tennis Courts  (it's where I'm set free to run).

3.  Does Gracie want...

4.  Dairy Queen

5.  Vacation  (this can only mean one thing).

6.  Kennel  

No worries.  I love the kennel.  The smells are phenomenal and I get to perform in front of a live web cam.   All I ask is that the mom and dad stay with me there.  But no.  Instead they go on vacation and do who knows what without me!  You can imagine my anxiety when they left me there and were talking to me outside of the fence.  My heart dropped!

I'm home now... but I have a watchful eye for anything that looks suspicious... like: suitcases, happy faces, googling directions and most importantly, kissing up to the dog.  Let them try to pull that one again.  Hmph...   Gracie