Garage Sale

My son and I like to go to garage/yard sales on the weekends. We don't do it every single weekend, but we do it quite often. It is something that I remember doing with my mom when I was a little girl and as it seems my son will continue the tradition with me.
I love it, through out the years of doing it, I have found a lot of great things for cheap. Just a couple of weeks ago I found a great craft desk for only $20, when at the store I haven't been able to find one like that for any less than $100. I have found Scrapbooking stuff, books, knick knacks, and even furniture for cheap. When my hubby and I moved out on our own I furnished our new apartment for for about $150, of course it wasn't the latest in furniture design, but it helped us out a lot.
I understand this is not every ones thing, but if people knew some of the stuff I have gotten from yard sales and the prices I have gotten them for, they would try it for sure. I'm sort of a nerd like that, but to me it's awesome because you never know what you will find. I recommend that everyone tries this at least once and I guarantee that more than one of you will get hooked. Happy Hunting!

Cheap Family Fun

It's unbelievable how small simple outings with the family can be so fulfilling. The Hubbs didn't work this weekend and being that we we're financially limited we decided to take the kids to the park. As a parent this can be extremely exhausting and at times boring, but to a kid an outing to a park can be the most exciting thing in the world. Our condominiums are right next to a park and my son is constantly begging us to take him, but for some stupid reason we don't. Granted it can get a bit overwhelming with all the little ankle-bitters running around, but that is what kids enjoy.
It's very rare that the Hubbs gets a Saturday off, so we didn't want to waste the day.




My son went from play area to play area trying to get his money's worth.





While my baby girl did mostly this, with me running behind her making sure she didn't run over any of her peers.





I came to the conclusion that we better enjoy these years where the kids don't demand expensive outings, like to theme parks and malls. Overall we had a great day, the weather was awesome here in Cali and it didn't cost a penny.