One of My Many Goodwill Finds

I shop at Goodwill almost every week. I LOVE Goodwill with a passion. It amazes me what all you can actually find there. Just today I went there with my mom. Sunday is by far the best day to go if you want to find the best deals. Sunday is the day their 1/2 off tag color changes. But, mom and I were out today, so we stopped. I found three tops, a dress, two movies, a cd, and three books and I only spent $16.00. Did I mention how much I love that place????

Here's a gorgeous plaque I found awhile back. It was solid white plaster and only cost $1.99 at Goodwill. I took it home and painted it and put it outside in my landscaping. I painted it with acrylic paints and coated it with two coats of polyurethane to protect it from the weather.

Here you can kind of see it in the mulch by the sidewalk. It looks very "Welcoming" there.

Click on here: http://locator.goodwill.org/ to find a Goodwill near you!

First Harvest of the Season

My garden(s) are looking beautiful if only I had more time to pull the weeds! I picked my first few things this week. Sunday, I picked the first cucumber. I didn't have a chance to take a picture of it since we ate it immediately with our lunch. And it was delicious! Later that day I went out picked the first small batch of green beans. There weren't many but enough for me and the kids to eat one night while my hubby is in class.

Last, but not least, I picked the very first banana pepper. I usually can these. My hubby loves them on bratwurst and hotdogs. But, I'll have to think of something to put it in since there's only one right now.

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Family Trip to the Farmers Market

Every Saturday our family takes a trip to our local Farmers Market. We usually ride bikes there. It's about 7 miles round trip, but today it was raining, so we drove instead. We stopped at the credit union to get some cash and headed over. We've now realized $20 isn't enough to buy everything we want.

We bought some squash, radishes, blueberries, raspberries, and honey sticks. We also got some yogurt from Traders Point Creamery. At this point we realized we didn't have enough money to get everything else we wanted. On our way to the car to run back to the credit union we walked by our favorite booth. The lady there is so sweet. They were starting to pack things up, so I told her we'd be back next week since we only had a dollar left. She then starts grabbing stuff out of her boxes and hands me some onions and zucchini. We of course feel guilty so my hubby throws our only dollar on her table, which of course she refused to take. So we left it laying there.

This is just one of the reasons we LOVE going to the Farmers Market. I love feeding my family food that is healthy and free of chemicals. And I love helping out those that can make that happen. Having someone as sweet as this lady just makes me want to give her all my money for this cause.