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The Hunt of all HUNTS!

August 2, 2012 By Erica Deuel 3 Comments

Last night I got to go to the pre-sale  (for sellers and volunteers) with All 4 Kids.  It was amazing!!  Look at what all my sister-in-law, Stacy,  and I walked away with!

That bottom basket is her bucket of goodies.  Yes, that means I found my jogging stroller that I talked about wanting!!  I was so excited!!  In preparation of getting to go to this pre-sale, I was so busy this week entering my for sale items on-line and then tagging them as a seller!  There were some late nights and one run to the store at midnight (from my amazing husband), but we got it all done!  There is nothing like running out of ziplocks and masking tape mid-tagging!

We got rid of a lot!  I hope it all sells and doesn’t come back into this house.  There is something so freeing about simplifying and getting rid of stuff!

As, I drove to drop my sale items off, I saw this banner, and I got pumped!  This really is my favorite sale!  You are about to see why as I show you what I bought and how little I paid for it!

I was a little excited headed to the sale with my coffee in hand!

I had my basket, water bottle (to stay hydrated!), and list of items to look for ready to go!  There aren’t shopping carts at the sale, so many people take a laundry basket or Ikea bag in with them to help carry their load!  TIP:  If you attach a belt to your basket, you can pull it behind you.  It saves your arms!!

Stacy and I had fun catching up as we stood outside waiting to get in!  Ha yes, we might be groupies to be this die-hard.  A good deal is WORTH it though!  Do you see the similarity from this sale to Black Friday!?!

To prove that we aren’t the only ones this dedicated, check out the other moms with their baskets in front of us!

I didn’t get many pictures inside.  I was busy searching for deals :), but I did get a few pictures off of the All 4 Kids facebook page, so you can see what all greeted us inside the doors.

 

After we walked around for probably two hours, Stacy and I sat down to go through everything we had collected in our baskets.  This is my favorite part!  We see what we have found, admire each other’s goods, and put anything back that we decided we don’t really need.

At this point, I sent this picture to my best friend and my hubby:


The comment I sent with the picture was “Reagan really needs this, right!?!”  They both said yes!  I am so pleased to have found this!  A little girl with fur!?  How stinking cute!!  We weren’t the only ones doing this sorting of goods either.

Ok, are you ready to see my finds!?!  Here are the clothes I bought:

Here is how it broke down…

The gray leggings for $4 are brand new (with the tags on) from Ralph Lauren!  One of my favorite finds is the most Incredible costume ever!!

Can you believe that it came with boots, gloves, and a mask all for $7!?  That was a great find!!  Another cool costume was this fireman outfit.

The toys are some of the best deals at this sale!  I found some like always!

Reagan didn’t have a purse. 🙂  My favorite find for her though were these boots!!

Wont they look amazing with her fur vest!?!  My mother-in-law wanted me to find her some new toys for at her house, for when the grandkids come over.  I couldn’t believe the deal on the Little People toys!  All three of my kids LOVE them!  I found an airplane and the Noah’s Ark set with all their people for $5.00 each!

My absolute BEST deal is what I went looking for!  I found my jogging stroller!!

Can you believe that I got it for $25!?!  I was so excited that I not only found one…but that it had a tray…and a cup holder/key/phone stash up top…and to top it off…it was only $25!  I was ready to pay double that!

I hope you guys can make it to this sale this weekend!  It’s not too late if you haven’t gotten to go today!  It is open tomorrow (Friday) 9:00am until 7:00pm and Saturday 9:00am until 1:00pm.

If you make it to the sale, please be sure to tell your cash register this blog got you there!  Also, I would love to hear what awesome treasures you find!!  Happy Hunting!

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House Tour…messy style

July 23, 2012 By Erica Deuel 6 Comments

You know how your house is right after you get back in town from a trip?  I know for us, it is pretty much a mess.  We have our bags from the trip half unpacked and strings of life strung all over.  I am going to give you a brief house tour…messy style.

I got back last night from my 56 hour Ohio Trip.  I left Friday morning about 8:00am with my boys.  I drove my mom (who worked all the previous night till-7:00am Friday down at Northside Hospital), my brother, Gus, and my two young boys to Ohio.  We were there for my grandparents auction on Saturday, and we drove home yesterday.  It was a quick trip, but more of that later.

Right now, I want to take you through my house at its current state.  I took these pictures about an hour ago, and there was no prep or staging of any items.

Here is my the den (should be dinning room but is kind of a toy/craft room)…

Included in this room is my five-year old, Caleb’s, office.  He wanted a desk like his dad and me, so he made himself a small desk.  We don’t have a toy room, so he has set it up right by my window bench and pillows (which is right by my desk).  He gets dressed most mornings and comes and sits here before doing anything else.  Often in the afternoons for “nap time”, he works quietly in his office as I work at mine.  I love this kid!

In that picture, it is pretty much “set” up.  You should see it after Reagan gets a hold of it.  Attached to this room is the living room.  Here is a floor view of it looking out from the kitchen.

Most of the boys small toys came out of their room today.  No joke.  I think all the superhero costumes were worn at some point, and “guys” (action figures) were getting strung from rope like a zipline across this room.  I was so tired from the weekend, that the “mess” never even registered with me really till now.  That realization gave me the idea for this post.  I was so happy they were all happy and didn’t need me to entertain them play-by-play (as some most days are), that the mess just unfolded.

After leaving the living room, you go down the hallway to our three bedrooms.  My house is a small 60+ years old ranch with three bedrooms.  

So, the hallway might have two of the sleeping bags we took to Ohio strung out in it.  We took sleeping bags, since my grandparents’ spare beds were getting auctioned off.  Hence, probably part of the reason for my “tiredness”.  I’m a lot older since the last time I slept two nights on a floor.

The first bedroom is my beautiful girl’s room.

I think they had fun in here today.  Going further down the hall you come to my boys’ room.

It isn’t that bad until you realize that might be a dirty pair of underwear and pull up from last night?!  I don’t know.  Maybe that is why they didn’t play with their toys in here today!?  Who knows, so we will just move along.

My room is next.  Here in the corner is my weekend bag and two pillows that are patiently waiting to be made into duvet covers for my new bed.

Beside my bed are bins that I keep throwing my consignment items in.  This week I have to price all my baby consignment sale items (this nowhere near all of it) to be ready to take to the sale next week.

My beautiful bed is unmade (like most days to be completely honest).

Going back down the hallway, you can turn to go into the kitchen instead of the livingroom.  You will see our newest family hobby along with all its necessities on the long counter, in the sitting area of the kitchen.

On the kitchen floor might be more sleeping bags, toys, and overnight bags.

This might be a good time to say that my awesome husband stayed home this weekend with Reagan.  He had to work some, so he stayed back and kept her.  She would have HATED this trip.  There was way too much time trapped in a van.  He picked the house up before we came home.  All these wonderful places were created this way today.  🙂

Do you get back from a trip and just need a day to decompress??  That was today for me.  We had a great day just laying low and “rediscovering” all our toys.

I did have one success from today.  I did four loads of laundry and folded them!  Now to just put them away at some point soon…

Yes, our washing machine and dryer are under the kitchen counters in the kitchen. 🙂  I love our little house and all its special “charm” and “characteristics”.

So, that was me being open and raw about our house.  I hope you enjoyed your tour and maybe you can relate to some of our mess!  I’m gonna go sit on the couch with my hubby and drink a beer…and just ignore the mess a little bit longer 🙂

How was YOUR day!?!?

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