Yup it's Monday and I am trying to make an effort as I promised. Our last day at home before hitting the Treasure Trails! Just so you all understand what hitting the Treasure Trails means. We have established several routes throughout Michigan over the past 12 years. They include thrift stores, Habitat for Humanity locations, Christian Resale stores, some second hand stores, hospice resale stores, etc. Hubby's business that I help with is finding things and reselling them on Ebay. He has been successful with this for close to 14 years. He was doing this before it was cool and a reality show on TV. Plus his percentage of profit beats the heck out of some of those stupid shows we have caught! You ask what does he sell, let's see at a local thrift store for $4.00 he found what I term a Quack Medical Device. You know one of those things that you really can't tell if it helps, it emits light and heat, etc. This one is FDA approved and it sold originally for $1,400.00 On Ebay it will sell for around $500. Right now I am using it on my shoulder and Yes, it is helping. He might have to wait for his profit portion on this one!! LOL So that is how we make a living for the most part, I help him search for the items, from a wave machine from the 70's, a cast iron green peeper shaped casserole, etc. We use our cell phones for research using Ebay to see if the items are selling, and what they have sold for. It works and we do enjoy it! OK now you get a better picture of what we do.
Last night we had a house guest, our grandson Xavier stayed the night. I thought he was well on his way to falling asleep in the middle of Disneys "The Rescuers", but someone must have shot him some adrenaline because out of now were he was rocking and rolling again. Well until after 11:00 pm. still playing with his flashlight in the dark! Up again at around 7:00 a.m. OMG I am really getting old. We did have a great time and can't wait until his new cousin can do an overnight with him!! Of course we do have to wait or that little new cousin to be born and grow up a little before we can do that!!!!LOL
Speaking of the new little cousin, last weekend I traveled up to Shannon and Shawns house and the crew painted the nursery. Papa helped by keeping Xavier entertained when he was trying to help paint. But we left with two coats of paint and the room ready for trim by Papa Binkley! Won't be long and they kids can start setting up all the goodies that they have been collecting for the room. They don't need much more to be ready for the new little sweetie to move in with them!
So the kitchen is clean, Xavier has gone home, hubby is done packaging, and I need to get a few more things done around here! Like watch the DVD of Todd's Marine Corp Graduation that arrived in the mail! LOL Oh, and work on the family tree for the reunion next month. Oh, don't forget the painting upstairs, etc. It just never stops around here! Pass those huggies all around!
Dilly
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