Saturday, July 30th, 2011

Garage sales today.  Lurline and I left Dave at home to work on the yard, while she and I headed out to scour some garage sales for some good deals on furniture, dishes, appliances, or whatever else I could find.  I got VERY lucky with some of my deals.  I got a rocking chair and ottoman for $12, two Ikea end tables and a brand new Epson printer for $60, a fantastic floor lamp and red kettle for $11, and an array of kitchen items from some discount stores.  We even took a break in the midst of all the buying to have a Vietnamese lunch at Bagolac - one of my favorite restaurants in Calgary.  When we got home, Dave had made some great progress on the yard.  I perused through the Kijiji listings for some other great deals and came across an ad for a solid wood table with four chairs for $100.  When I called, he said I could go to see it tonight, so Lurline, Dave and I took his SUV and off we went.  I couldn't believe how beautiful the table was ... it has a leaf, and a glass top to protect the solid wood on the top.  It was in immaculate condition and weighed a ton.  We managed to load everything except the glass top into Dave's Toureg, surprisingly.  I was ecstatic for getting such an amazing deal!  Not sure if you can see some of the items in this picture... but it's all starting to pile up now!