Saturday, June 21, 2008

A garage sale of sorts...


Today while Cameron was here playing, he and Rian decided to have a garage sale to make some extra money. They gathered some things from the playroom in a box and headed outside. Note that it is nearly 115 degrees today with an "excessive heat advisory/warning". I went out to check on them minutes later and they were headed to our neighbors house carrying their box. I asked where they were going and they answered "to your other neighbor's house". I said "other neighbors?" and they replied, "yeah, we already went to the Zimmermans' (our good friends just next door). I explained to them that in a garage sale, you simply set your stuff out and wait for people to come to you. So they did. After a few minutes, and some seriously red cheeks, Dave asked them if they were done yet. He wanted them to come inside so badly that he offered them $10 for everything in the box. I told him that was ridiculous and there was no way we were giving them $10. His reply- "I talked them down from $50!" So, for his $10 he got an old toy that doesn't work, an old gift bag and some random snacks from our pantry! And we wonder why we're broke!!

Rian's Big Birthday Bash




Rian knew when we signed up at Lifetime earlier this summer that it was the place that she would have her birthday party. It was lots of fun for her and her friends. They got to swim, have pizza and cake by the pool and of course open presents! Then some more swimming until the sun went down. A special thanks to all of her friends that could come and wish her a happy birthday!