First of all, I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Did you have a chance to read all of the fabulous guest posts on being a mom last week? They are so inspiring~thank you again to everyone that shared their insights on being a mom.
I’ve decided to try to make it a tradition to take a picture with my kids on Mother’s Day. I was hoping for church clothes, but they all change into their pajamas as soon as we get home, so this is what we got. ![april 2011 171 1 april 2011 171 1](//lh6.ggpht.com/_4HaG7qoeoyk/TchI83JWWFI/AAAAAAAANVI/LmFJsGM-Ao4/april%202011%20171%201_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
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Here are some thrifty finds I’ve picked up in the past couple of months. Some will be given a little facelift, some don’t need a thing…
a chair for the desk in the kitchen~loved the lines on this one! $8
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I got a pair of these lamps for $2 each, and then there were 2 random shades for $5 each at my Target. They are stashed in the boys’ room, we’ll see if they end up there.
I’m joining Rhoda’s thrifty treasures:
Love those lamps, Melissa! :) You always manage to find some fabulous deals!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, your kiddos are so cute! and i can't believe how many great deals you found! i need to do more of that...where is your favorite store to find the good deals?
ReplyDeleteOur phone was a little less yellow, more of a beige color. But wow, that made my day seeing that old phone! Our phone number was TW3-3822. The TW stood for Twenoaks. I wonder how many people can remember the day when phone numbers started with a word?
ReplyDeleteHow adorable is your picture with your family. That is a wonderful tradition. =)
ReplyDeleteLove the photo with your children! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Melissa-
ReplyDeleteWhen my oldest daughter was around 5 she was at my parents house where they had a phone exactly like the one you found except in green in their home office. When my daughter saw it she looked at me and said - how do you work this? I looked at her and thought what does she mean? - and then it dawned on me that she had never seen one before. I laughed so hard and then showed her how it worked. Generation gap!!!
My best- Diane
Hi Melissa, I can't imagine how you found those thrift purchases. I'm fond thrift items as well. Great finds!
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Great finds, Melissa! Thanks for joining up.
ReplyDeleteI know! It was so fun to remember the smoothness of actually dialing. I had
ReplyDeleteto dial my old phone number growing up, my best friends number, my grandmas,
911 :)
So I just stumbled across your blog and I have to say that I have spent a good 2 hours of my day creeping on all your projects. It has been the best distraction from studying for my finals. I already have bookmarked so many projects that I want to try! You are amazing!! I hope my new apartment will be 1/2 as cute as your house! So adorable!
ReplyDeleteThey *are* useful! I would put my husband's old college/accounting books in
ReplyDeletethem. If he didn't ever wonder where they were, I got rid of them when we
moved. They were my holding place...
I would love to see pictures of this! Please share one if you can~
ReplyDeleteThese were all from 2 different thrift stores and a 2 church yard
ReplyDeletesales....and over 2 months. I think the key is to *go* and sometimes you'll come
across something wonderful, but lots of times you come out empty-handed.
ADORE the phone. I would even get a landline to justify a cool phone like that in that color. Love the lamps and the suitcase too. Just all around great eye for fun stuff. Have loved your blog for a while, but stopped by from a thrifty find link up at Southern Hospitality. Thrifty fun without spending a dime. I need to stop in more often (smile).
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