Garage Sale Score

Last week I went to a church garage sale, and I found this:

You are probably thinking, "So what?" Well let me tell you. I have a very raggedy Snoopy from when I was a baby. I slept with it until I got married (I still sleep with it when Karl's gone). And when I was little, I had a few outfits for Snoopy. I had a pair of leiderhosen that I loved (complete with tail hole), blue pajamas with a stocking cap, and a pair of overalls. They were from the same line as the item pictured above, which, when I bought it, I thought was just the Snoopy Chinese outfit. Don't blame me for calling it that-- that's the official name of it. I know because that paper insert is actually a fold-out catalog of all of the Snoopy outfits. That catalog alone was worth the fifty cents (but I probably would have paid fifty dollars for it). So like I was saying, I thought I was buying just the Chinese outfit. And it was the Chinese outfit...

And the English outfit...


And the French outfit! Ooh la la!

Seriously. Can you believe my luck? I was basically jumping up and down with joy. And Snoopy will be, too, once I get him to do a style show for me in the new duds.

Moving!

Karl has done a phenomenal job hauling everything over to our new house! Here's the state of the basement right now:

Luckily, I packed a suitcase with my shower stuff and clothes, so at least I can locate those!

This is the label on my favorite box of all. "Little People- Handle with extreme care." Speaking of Little People, I went to a flea market on Sunday with my friend Rebecca, and I scored a barn that moos for $10 (I already have a barn, but this one came with lots of animals, so I couldn't turn it down), and the parking garage/service station, which I have always wanted, also for $10. I was very proud of myself because I actually passed up lots of Little People that were for sale. Can you believe it?

Hitting the Wal

Karl and I decided to paint the bedrooms in our new house before we move in. After picking out the colors we liked (who knew there could be so many shades of blue?!), our next stop was the Consumer Reports database. Based on the ratings, we decided our best bet was Dutch Boy Home. Turns out the only place in Madison that carries Dutch Boy Home is Wal-Mart. Before you start gagging, let me just tell you that we've had a Wal-Mart gift card sitting around since our wedding, and it happened to be almost exactly the same price as the paint we needed. So for $1.32, we escaped from Wal-Mart with two gallons of paint. What a bargain!

We're in!

Here's the sign in the yard in front of our new house:


That's right, it's sold! Officially. We closed yesterday, and now it's all ours! Here is a picture of me opening the door for the first time... so exciting!

Stop by when you're in the neighborhood!

Old Settlers' Days

Fortunately, Karl's cousin's wedding was scheduled on the weekend of Toulon's big annual event: Old Settlers' Days. There was a parade, a pageant, a speech by the badge honoree (Karl's grandparents were badge honorees one year), and, of course, a craft fair.

Karl and his grandma watching the band

The best seats in the house were on the courthouse lawn!

Miss Teen OSA (Old Settlers' Association) was really into the band.

The wedding!

This is the one and only picture I took during Karl's cousin's wedding. It's of Camille, daughter of the bride and bridesmaid. Doesn't she look lovely?

American Legion Fish Fry

Last weekend, Karl and I went to Toulon, Illinois, for his cousin's wedding. The first thing we did after getting into town and picking up Karl's grandma was head to the American Legion for their fish fry. And if you've ever been to a fish fry at an American Legion, you know what it's like....