This and That

Hi there virtual tagalongs.
Update on re-sale.
The small, John Deere  wagon sold for $15 via Craigslist. It cleaned up great; a little rust on a bolt and small scuffs on the handle  made it "gently used". No nibbles on the mouse pad or Island of Misfit toys but have renewed the listings on both. Never can tell.

Johanna and I had another successful morning at the yard sales today. It is hard to believe it is the second week of December and still a full page of listings. The economy must be playing into the equation cause the number of sales usually drop off by now. I am sure folks are selling to make extra spending money for the holidays. Whatever the reason, we started off with 3 at 6am and another at 6:30. All were open for business and for the most part, reasonably priced to sell. 

Here is the trunk shot from the morning adventures with still more items in the back seat out of sight. Johanna's finds were several new or nearly new purses, a big box of craft material for $2, and many more items you can see. The lady who sold her the craft box threw in a bag of embroidery thread, all new and large skeins at that. Quality pieces, and jewel colors. Just beautiul. She said she was glad they would be used finally. 

Remember, you can click on any picture and it will enlarge.

It was still dark when we arrived at the first 3 sales and I was grateful for the headlight again. Makes it so easy to look at things with two hands. I picked up the baker caddies quickly. I don't have these and there have been several occasions that I could have used them lately. So for $2, I said why not. The mesh ribbon will be used to make a wreath. I have seen a few diy videos and want to try my hand at it. At $1 for the roll, I can certainly try. The wooden Christmas train set was too cute to pass up at 50c

We had to break out the GPS, thank goodness Johanna brought it. I thought I knew where the 6:30 sale was but Johanna  thought it was in a different location. The GPS proved Johanna right and saved us wasted gas. Yay!!  I just knew it was in  this really upscale neighborhood and no, it wasn't. But the tables were set up, no clothes on tarps or blankets on the ground(thank goodness) and I found a  Baby Gap snowsuit bib overalls for Hugh there.

In the picture above it looks red but it is truly a deep pumpkin orange.

Kelley had Snowsuit high on her to find list and I was starting to give up. I have tried Goodwill, Once Upon a Child (a great consignment shop), and of course the yard sales for a few months now with no luck.

Well, it was his size and brand new with tags. Problem was the seller wanted $15. Reasonable to most people. But I am Thrifty Christy and pride myself on bargain basement finds. I asked if she would go to $10 but no was the answer. Sigh.

Conflict:

 First, I am buying for someone else and with their money. Second, I had envisioned a one piece snowsuit. Third, I was willing to spend $10-$15 at G'will or a consignment, but not at a yard sale! I folded because it was brand new, his size, 18-24months, and a good brand. Also it was early in the morning, so she was not ready to go low on price. 

So that was all part of my decision making at 6:30am in about 4 minutes! Imagine my relief when Kelley was very happy about my discription and said the winter jacket she had recently purchased was orange! 

Moving on we hit several more. There were mostly baby and kid stuff for sale and I found a few things that were new I can use at baby showers, and also a couple of hats for Beau who we are still waiting to greet the world!  The stroller cup holder will go in the future baby shower stockpile. 

The Wee Swim hat is for Beau for the summer and there was no way I could pass up the camo winter hat since his dad is an avid hunter. The deer on the front and the little ear muffs were too irresistable.

I found all of the below items for 50cents each except for the travel mug. Brand new for $1. I like any that are stainless steel inside and have some weight to them. Love my coffee and always need a backup to my backup. I am a no thrills kind of girl so a large bottle of shampoo for 50cent is good enough for me. And the brand new ice scraper will be used tomorrow if the weatherman is right. 

The extended family is growing so for the next bridal shower, I will be prepared with the printable invitations new in the box. 

The box of disposable pads go in the baby shower pile, the raffia ribbon go to Cee and the fancy work gloves maybe a stocking stuffer. The price on the back was $16.95. Sold to me for $1. Yes!

The coral scarf below is new with tags...angora wool. Stocking stuffer. The green scarf is for me. In fact I wore it later in the day. Looked great with my fucia fleece shirt. It is new too but no tags. Feels soft and warm.

This little tree caught my eye. I have been looking at decorated houses with these on the front porch and thought it would be nice to have one for my house. So after making sure the lights worked (clear lights), I took it home for $2. Will change out the ribbon and fix it up a bit.

The tupperware container I found for 50cents. Nice and big, I can use it to transport cakes, pies or turn it over, and transport tossed salad! The clinique products were new and 25cents. I can always use wrinkle reducer. Will I look ten years younger? Hmm.

Decorating will be easier this year with this surge protector. $2

Another of Kelley's list items was a wooden highchair. Did I think to ask natural or painted? No, I didn't. So when I found one for $5 I was torn. I debated whether to get it since it was painted and most of Kelley's furniture is natural. But $5!!! I went for it and later Kelley assured me white was fine. Whew!

The new bike seat shown with the high chair is nice and wide and will go on my bike. The old seat just wasn't comfortable. This one is new and I am hoping this will be an improvement. The real dilemma will be transporting the high chair 80 miles to Emerald Isle in my Honda Civic. I might have to take it apart to fit in my car if Kelley's relative in Greenville can't take it to her.

Another find is this litter box for $3. It is  new, and replaces my aging one with a couple of broken snaps. The cats have already decided it is fine to use. No more details on that :)

I found these two children's books for 50cnt each. The titles and illustrations interested me and I bought them because, let's face it; I love children's books! 

Later that day I sat down in front of the wood stove with a cup of coffee and read each one. I will share with you my "moment". I have been running the gammet of emotions lately. I am facing a holiday season for the first time since my mom's death in January. "First" holidays are hard, I know this from experience. Memories come flooding back and you have sadness mixed with joy of the season. 

On the opposite end of the emotion spectrum is I can now announce I am going to be a grandmother!! It is still sinking in but the excitement and joy are bubbling up. Brenna is expecting the first week of July. You might have noticed in past posts pictures of her yard sales finds: white onsies, the book, "What To Expect When You're Expecting", and the newborn hand mitts. Hints!

So my "moment" reading these books. 

The first is "Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon". The illustrations are great and the storyline is about a little girl who has some glaring attributes (extremely petite, buck teeth, horrible singing voice, etc) is told to embrace her inperfections by her grandmother and mother. I knew my mom would have absolutely loved this book and I wanted to read it to her. I could hear her laughing and exclaiming.

 Then I picked up "On the Day You Were Born". I could imagine reading this to my grandchild on my lap and the tears flowed. Missing my mom who was a very loving grandmother to my children and looking forward to holding my grandchild and sharing all that my mom taught me was an overwhelming experience. All that from two children's books! What a blessing it is to have been encouraged to read as a child and to have had a mom who was a book worm and passed that on.

So there you have my day in review, and my wonderful news as well. You can be sure as the months go by there will be lots of pictures of the baby things we will be finding, for we know how many wonderful, nearly new children's furniture, clothing, and "necessities" are out there. 

Have a great week, stay warm and please, pour some love on your family!

Thrifty Christy

Junk in our trunk

Hello there virtual hitchhikers. 

I checked in at Goodwill this week and found a booster seat Kelley had on her list; great price and in great shape. Hopefully young Hugh can now sit at the table at Grandpa's.

$2.49...sold!
Then I went to a church sale on Friday and found a few items...prices were awesome! The John Deere wagon was $3 and I am planning on cleaning that up and selling on Craigslist. 

Sheaffer pen may go into hubbie's stocking, always need an extra umbrella, and the other items are just handy.

 Command strips come in handy, are pricey, and I have wanted to try the nail biter. Ball is for Hugh.
Including wagon the items above and the mouse pad...$8.50. Sweet!

Also found a new, still in shrink wrap, 3M mouse pad with gel wrist rest.  This item will go either on Craigslist or Ebay. These are selling for $25-$38 on Amazon and Ebay.

I paid $1!!

I am happy to report Johanna pulled into my driveway Saturday morning and I jumped into her car with great joy. My yard sale cohort was with me again! Your burning question is probably..."what time?" Sigh. Still 0'dark thirty. Yes, even with close to freezing temps here in Eastern NC, 2 homes had sales listed at 6am. Of course.  First sale was a quick drive-by. Folks had black garbage bags out, no tables, and no way Johanna and I are rummaging in bags at 6am in the cold and dark. Those are very lazy sellers. 

We moved on to McDonald's around the corner to meet my daughter Brenna and her friend, Joelle, for coffee and breakfast since it was only 6:15 at this point and no other sales starting until 7am.  Brenna and Joelle are both teachers, Brenna has a Kinder class and Joelle teaches 5th grade. Joelle was hoping to find prizes for her students this morning and of course, anything else she might find. I heard no prizes were found, but she did find some nice holiday decorations. This was Joelle's first yard sale experience. Brenna reported later, Joelle will be coming back for more. Another convert!

7am was fast approaching so we finished our coffee and took off following Brenna and Joelle to the next sale. That was the last we saw of the younger crew except forone more encounter at a later sale. Johanna and I were so happy to be back together and the yard sale fairy was good to us that day. 


She found treasures galore, especially for her arts and crafts group. They have set up a fund to buy supplies and Johanna was able to find a gracious plenty of materials for them. I found several items on Kelley's Christmas list for Hugh as well as Tanya's wish for books.  

Johanna found this bag of small decorations she plans on hot gluing magnets on the backs and selling for 50cnts each. The bag was $3 and stuffed. 

Other finds for  me include in the picture below: the basket of ornaments, a baby formula 4 compartment holder, 2 blown  blue glass  ball ornaments. I know, that's a little pricey but, they are new with tags and  I can give as  gifts. Right now they are hanging in my kitchen window and look really pretty with the light shining through. I lose sunglasses regularly so I picked 2 pair. The Happy New Year head band will be worn at this year's Penguin Plunge  on New Years Day. I think I will offer them to my sister  Cee. She looks fabulous in purple. That way she can be blue with cold and purple on top :)

basket of ornaments: $2, Baby formula travel container: 50c, 2 blue blown glass ornaments, $1 each, headband 50c, and $1 each for sunglasses

 I took the heavier ceramic ornament and the glass one out. They will go on the tree and these pretty ones just may stay in the basket. I'll think about it.

the smaller stained glass ball is absolutely beautiful held up to the light. The colors are jewel like. I might end up putting this in my kitchen window.

  I picked up the plate hangers for 10c each. there are 2 different sizes. These are for Hilary's wall arrangement/project. The electric candlesticks were $1 for the lot. 
Um, funny story. I couldn't find the ones I usually use in the attic last year and just knew my husband threw them away(he is not a big fan of these in our windows, claims they could be a fire hazard). So I happily purchased these. Only to find a box with my old ones later that day when I went in the attic . Husband wrongly accused and now I have more than I can use. Anyone want some really nice ones?!!
Also found the new, still in shrink wrap, Shrek dvd. Will add that to Sonny's collection. $1

I have always enjoyed the Claymation movie Rudolf the Red-Nose Rain Deer and when I saw these figures, I felt compelled to buy. They were $1 each. I was thinking maybe of selling on Ebay since they are collectibles (label on "Tall Elf" is 1999). I checked later on Ebay and they are selling either individually or in sets. 

Yukon Cornelius is my favorite character 

               I liked how the seller used the fence for display.                         

                          

Some glamour in my dining room. The Christmas crackers were 50cents for the set. I bought them on clearance last year. Brenna's reccomendation is to add gold ribbon right under the top of the glass. 

I do like diffusers, especially lavendar scent. This one I opened and started using immediately when I came home. New in box.

Trunk shot of Johanna's car below. The pink thing is a girl's plush bundle...new with tags, nice and warm, going to a needy child for Christmas. $1. We had lots of "smalls" and most fit in our reusable bags. If you look closely, there are a couple of metal stands with black velvet bases next to the diffuser box. These Johanna is going to use to display jewelry the A&C group makes and sells. 50cents each!

This is one of Johanna's finds.  Will make a nice stocking stuffer.

Game: $1

Found this book for Tanya. Looks like a light and breezy read. She said she wants a mix of genres. And that is what she is getting.

Book, $1 Hardcover   

This lot goes to Kelley for Hugh. Most was on the wish list. Apparently she isn't waiting til Christmas since I received a text that "Hugh loves the boots and truck!"

Big size Little Tykes truck: $3, rain boots: $2 Bag of socks and the extras are in the truck: 50c, $5 for the box with the tepee/tunnel and tent combo.

Now for Brenna's finds which she emailed me pics of them. She was thrilled with this advent calendar. Each drawer at the bottom has a little ornament you hang on the tree (pegs are on tree). All but one ornament was accounted for and it will be an easy replacement. Actually, one in that bag Johanna bought would do well.

Wooden Advent Calendar $5

Yes, it even came with a box!

The computer paper was purchased for 25cents each, the salad tongs, new, $3, down from asking price of $5, and $1 for all of the pants hangers. Sorry for the glare....bargains sometime do that :)

This lamp is made of solid wood. She didn't like the shade but did like the working compact florescent bulb still in it. Fortunately I love shades and never pass up an opportunity to buy a pretty shade at G'will or yard sales. So Mom to the rescue

Lamp:$3

Here is the after. Yes, I even had a tall harp to adjust to "new" shade. 75 cents at  yard sale a few months before. What can I say?! Glad they went to a good home. 

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Picture frame, new with tag, onsies,  white and unstained, long and short sleeves, and new packaged Newborn baby mitts

Picture frame: originally $18, bought for $2. 25 cents each for onsies and baby mitts: 50cnts
That's it for this week's Saturday morn. Oh, by the way, the 2-way radios I bought last week work great with new batteries. So I am ready for the next excursion.

Hope you have a great week.


Thrifty Christy

Short and Sweet

Hello virtual tag-a-longs!

I know I said last week I would sleep in and not go to any yard sales. However, I checked the listings and there were a couple near my house, starting at 7am. Sure enough, Saturday morning my eyes opened before my alarm went off, and though I tried to fall back asleep, I couldn't. So, off in the car I went.

1st sale I found this Melissa and Doug United States wood puzzle Kelley had put on the Want List. I had checked a resale shop, Once Upon a Child to check if they had this but all they had were new ones for $15. I picked this one up for $3. I grabbed it and then started putting the puzzle together since the pieces were jumbled. Oh dear. Not all the pieces were there. So I went back to the table I found it on and looked around. Checked the ground and there were the missing pieces! Yay! 

Melissa and Doug wooden puzzle $3

I also found a small soccer ball for $1 and picked that up too, thinking Hugh could always use another ball. Kelley was happy with that one too. Didn't get a picture but just imagine a miniture soccer ball!

 Next stop was a pop up sale. A "pop up" is what I call an unadvertized sale. This one was at a child care center. I think they were going out of business because it seemed almost everything was for sale. I should have grabbed my camera but didn't. I picked up these Mega Blocks for Hugh because I had read this type of toy is really good for toddlers. It was a big box with lots of blocks for $5. I saw something similiar in Walmart later for $30. Need to be cleaned and dunked in some bleach solution to sterilize but other than that they are ready for play.

I put the 2 liter coke bottle for a size comparison. 

Lots of cars and blocks to play with. Easy for little hands

Couldn't resist the Cobra MicroTalk 2 way radios with charger.

I lost my other 2 way radio and when I saw this pair, I had to ask the price. Still at the child care center sale. $2 was the price and even though the rechargable batteries weren't working, I figured some new ones might do the trick but not a lot of cash to take a chance. I haven't had a chance to replace the batteries to check it out, but will do it this week. Fingers crossed.

Pair of Cobra MicroTalk 2 way radios. $2

 After coming home and packing up the loot from this week and last week's haul, hubbie Steve and I headed to Carteret County and my home town, Morehead City, NC to visit my brother Sonny. My brother is an athletic individual and always loved running. He has run in two Boston Marathons and I think he ran the Washington DC Marathon too. The last couple of years, Sonny has enjoyed riding a bike. So this morning we met at Fort Macon, he riding his bike and me driving my car! No way I can ride a bike over the beach bridge! 

Sonny wearing his favorite Neon Green shirt.

So once we met in the parking lot, we moved to the walkway up to a observatory area. What a beautiful view of Shackleford Banks with the sun rising and shining on the water. We watched the water birds flying past and some of them diving into the water after some tasty fish.

View from Ft. Macon looking out on Bogue Inlet to Shackleford Island 8am

My big brother has Alzheimer's Disease. He has been losing his memory for a while now and visiting him is always interesting, delightful and challenging sometimes. He has a great sense of humor and though he finds it frustrating to struggle with words or names, Sonny finds great joy in nature and the beautiful area he lives in. Being able to ride across the bridge and spend every morning seeing a view like the one above makes for a good feeling. He loves his grandson Hugh so much and I am glad Hugh lives close by so they have time together. Some of my yard sale finds have a home at Sonny's so little Hugh has some playthings at Grandpa's. Soon Sonny will have another grandson, Beau, to enjoy. Lindsey is ready to have that baby, but apparently Beau is not ready to make an appearance. I promise to let you know when that happens!

He  watches the same dvd, Forest Gump or Rudy every night, and I was ready to see something different! So I brought the movies, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and Hook to mix it up a bit. Did we watch any of them? No! He was too tired that night to stay up and watch them so I will have to wait until next time to watch them with him. Something else to look forward to!

Well that is all for now. Not a fabulous yard sale weekend but I am happy with my finds. I hop you all enjoyed a good Thanksgiving and have a great week. 

Thrifty Christy

Here Kitty Kitty

Good day virtual tagalongs. 

The sales were plentiful and the pickin's were fruitful; much improved than last week's pitiful selections on Highway 24. Johanna is still in Ohio, Babs has been under the weather so I was happy to get a text from Daughter Brenna asking "what time tomorrow morning". The frost was crunchy under our feet, the gloves and hats were on. We were prepared for the weather this time. It was dark and freezing at 5:45. Brr! Mornings like this make you doubt your sanity; a warm bed is hard to leave when that alarm sounds! Those hot, humid morns of the summer are but a distant memory now.

But the adage "the early bird gets the worm" is certainly true with yard sales. And that is why we go.

Armed with warm clothes and hot coffee, we found some great buys and no cancelled sales. Yay!

This time I brought my camera so I did get some shots of the "Cat Sale". This family is trying to raise funds for their cat rescue (the mother and daughter are the "rescue"). Not really an organization at all. They had tons of books. Boxes of books galore. Unfortunately the prices were not great. I don't mind paying a dollar for a hardback book when there are just a few but, really, they needed to unload lots. And they wouldn't go down in price. I would have loved to have picked up 1st grade readers (paperbacks) for Lindsay's class but just couldn't bring myself to pay $1 for them when I have paid as little as 10-25cts for the same books. Sometimes you have to walk away. What was  interesting is I have seen the seller at yard sales before, and I wonder how many of the items had been purchased at yard sales. I guess they wanted to make as much as they could for the Cat Fund but I think if they had marked all 50c for hardbacks and 10c for paperbacks they would have moved alot of merchandise and made more money. Just my 2 cents.

Cat sale books

One of the cats...blind in one eye, poor thing.

LOTS of Books! Not many buyers.

After finding a few books for a friend of mine who has put money into an "account"(bank envelope with her money in it), I zeroed in to an area of children's toys and games. I checked out the easel below but we had already bought one earlier that was much better.

Nice but already had one for Hugh that day

Now this shot is taken after I went through and picked up items for Hugh. I left behind the wooden rocking horse...reluctantly. The potty chair was interesting....but Brenna said no.

Where's the Kitty?!!
No, the cat is not for sale but I was tempted to get the drum! The Thomas puzzles looked promising but condition of pieces not great. I passed.

Isn't that puppet show stand cute! And see how the potty chair has a book rack fixed to it!  What a great way to encourage reading:)

I picked up this shape sorter at the cat sale for $2. I didn't dicker about the price. It is a very nice quality item. I am searching for Christmas gifts for Hugh. His mother has decided to keep costs down especially since he is so little and doesn't get the "new gift " idea. Used and fun is ok with him. Oh, there will be some new things under the tree, but a lot won't be!

These are the books for my friend Tanya. She asked for books; she likes murder/suspence: no more Patterson. Also said she likes other genres as well. So I grabbed these 3 for $1 each at, yes, the Cat/book sale. From what I understand, you don't need to read Sue Grafton's books in order so if Tanya has read A -M, she will still enjoy. I hope! I have read the Time Travelers Wife and liked it.

Could not resist this barn and animals for Hugh. My sister also asked me to find a couple of gifts for Hugh's Christmas this year...How much fun Cee will have playing with this, I mean, Hugh! Only thing missing is the wagon attachment to the tractor. Everything else is there. Even an extra sheep who isn't as white as the originals....hmmm, not really a "black sheep". Maybe this one makes for a mixed family. I like that!

$3 for set

Below is a Melissa and Doug latch box for Hugh. This will keep him busy and a good interactive toy. Until he figures out how to unlatch doors!

$1 for box

Kelley has had blocks on her list and I picked this one up at, yes, the Cat sale. They really had nice toys there! I am not sure what this originally was a set for cause there are tree shapes, and stairs, nice pieces.

Kraftkids is the brand. Maybe originally a train set? Not sure.

Here is another Melissa and Doug toy. This is a puzzle set with different large wooden pictures and then you pick the shapes to fill in. Missing one of the picture pieces but has the clear cover. A little damage to wood on the side but the cover still slides easily.

$2 for puzzle set

shot of another Picture

Cee had requested a bed rail for Hugh and I found this one in very good condition.  The tub of blocks is an older 70's set by Playschool. Good condition, no top cover. But Hugh will enjoy the blocks. No more blocks now! He has enough!!

Bed rail $3

blocks $1

Ok, I know what you are thinking....Thrifty Christy, you already have picked up 2 of these swimmy suits with flotation things. But this was  50c and it is larger...room to grow! And it doesn't look so girly. We will let Hugh's mom be the judge of when I need to stop buying these. The mandoline/cutting kitchen tool is for me. I have wanted one to chop/shred veggies. It is brand new. All parts still had plastic. The book, Fall of Freddy the Leaf is just beautiful and I have wanted a copy of my own. This one has the dust jacket and is perfect condition.

Swimmy suit: 50c, book: 50c, mandoline: $1

My friend Carolyn still wants wicker! So I couldn't pass this waste basket. It is strong and wicker in great shape. I think she will like it.

wicker waste basket: $1

I have to show you the hat I found for Hugh this week at Goodwill for $1.40. It is made of polar fleece and the fish shape is just too cute. How could anyone pass this up!?

Can't wait to see Hugh sporting this one! 

Carolyn has also requested glass candlesticks. She has a project for Christmas using these.

50c each. Deal!

The great score was this easel. It is BIG!! My sister Cee had asked me to look for one to keep at her house for Hugh. Well, this one was too much, as in size! The seller had bought it for her classroom and then quit teaching. The price was $25 but she said she would drop it to $20. It was tempting, oh very tempting. But it was too big for Cee's needs and it doesn't fold up for easy storage. Then we decided to buy it for $20 and Brenna would replace the easel she bought a few months ago (a Melissa and Doug brand)for her kindergarten classroom with this one. She gave me $5 and will bring the other to me later this week. So she had a better easel for her classroom and Cee has a nice easel for Hugh and any other small child who wanders into her home. I think everyone will be happy. 

Black board side. Note the storage bins underneath

Side view of bins on bottom and it does have a paper roll holder down the middle

Dry erase side. The top piece is for paper to drape down for painting.

Another part to this story is because this easel doesn't fold flat without taking it apart and we were driving a compact sedan, we had to leave it behind to pick up later. Fortunately Brenna's hubbie has a truck so she exchanged numbers with the seller and arranged to return later for pick up. So when you are yard sailing this is something to consider when you find that perfect piece of furniture at fabulous price and you have no way to transport! Have some kind of back up plan to get it home. At least the easel for Cee folds easily and will fit in my car to take to Emerald Isle. My trunk is going to be full...again!

 Brenna also bought books at the Cat Sale. $1. 

She loves the TV series Friends and these two sets almost completes her collection. 

Dvd sets $1 each

Brenna has been on the lookout for golf club bag for Robbie's Christmas present. This very new condition one is perfect for his needs and will replace the worse for wear bag he has now. Shhhh.....don't tell him! It is now in my attic waiting for Christmas!

$10!!

That about wraps up our purchases for the day. Oh, except for the Monsters Inc. dvd I bought for $1. That goes to my brother Sonny's house. I am building his collection of movies so we have more than Rudy, Sweet Home Alabama, and Forrest Gump to watch! Now, don't get me wrong. They are fine movies. But variety is the spice of life! I ordered Finding Nemo from Amazon for $4 plus shipping and found Hook at Goodwill this week. So I am happy to bring an assortment of shows he will enjoy and any guests or family members who want to view with him.

No plans to yard sale next weekend. We have found holiday weekend yard sales pretty lame so I will sleep in and enjoy that warm bed. Heading to Morehead to visit my brother and watch those movies and weather permitting, a walk on the beach, a bike ride and maybe hit a few tennis balls.

Hope you have a tasty Thanksgiving and safe travels if you visit friends or family.

Thrifty Christy