insta weekend

We had a really great weekend at my house.  

My brother stayed over and we always enjoy having him around.  A couple weeks ago he fractured his tibia and is now on crutches for at least a few more weeks.  When we went to the grocery Jason insisted that he use one of the electric scooter carts; so he wouldn't get too tired of course. ha!

We also were going through a bunch of boxes from the garage.  It was mostly all items from my childhood and growing up.  I came across my favorite baby doll (definitely keeping) and an old diary (not keeping) among many other treasured items.  It's always fun to take a trip down memory lane.  We are going through boxes because we are trying to clean out and de-clutter.  We had to ask ourselves the question Should we donate everything or have a garage sale?  Our decision: garage sale and then whatever doesn't get bought will be donated.

What do you think about garage sales?  Are they worth all the trouble?

a trip down memory lane

As I was going through bags and boxes to get ready for our yard sale, I came across a load of all my childhood stuffed animals and dolls. I was almost instantly taken back in time as I remembered all the fun times and special times I had with these toys.

Really, they were more than toys to me as a child, they were my friends.

I started feeling quite nostalgic and I will be honest . . .

I kept a few.

Okay, more than a few.

But they just don't make 'em like this anymore. I mean, Rainbow Bright for goodness sake. There is no way I will give her up. I am convinced that my kids will someday love the toys that I loved as a child. ha!