I swear, the Universe laughs
when I make plans like those I wrote yesterday. We were all up earlier than
expected – Beloved Hubby forgot to reset his alarm – and while Dearest Son went
back to sleep, Beloved and I chatted. Then it was time for me to run some
errands and do the banking, so off I went.
Dearest now has stocking
stuffers he doesn’t even know about, thanks to Dollar Tree. Wasn’t as busy as I
expected, so I took my time – and two cars were about to fight for my parking
space as I left. Now it was getting
busy ! Selected our ham for the holiday and a few other groceries, then ran to
the bank. On the way home, I saw the familiar Flea Market corner signs, odd
because it wasn’t on the County Fairgrounds calendar, I checked. But it’d be
perfect, a place to prowl and wander, away from holiday traffic. I mean, who
gives used stuff for gifts ?
Snagged Dearest Son and a
bite of breakfast, and off we went. And, yes, it was crowded. Nearly as busy as
the times when the Flea and Farmers markets are running side-by-side. I scored
a nearly-new Barbie, still with a hair-stick nestled in her bun, making the
stylish scene in an equally pristine Ken tuxedo, plus two other dresses and a
couple of props, for $2., a $12. pair of slippers for $1. (they’re nice !), a quart-size bag of fabric
scraps, three spools of Mettler embroidery thread, and a ruler, for $4.
Unfortunately, ‘Twyla’, an electronic Barbie stuffed cat, suffered from
advanced battery corrosion and didn’t work. Dearest decided she’d be good company
for his second second-hand Fur-Real
Friends white cat, so it’s still a happy ending. And the fabric scraps were
much better –and bigger ! – than I thought, so that’s awesome, too.
For his part, Dearest scored
another $5. computer, but we have no idea if this one works. No charger, and
the sticker on it says it’s running Win98. He wants it to work so he can
compare it to modern systems, like the one he’s getting for Christmas. I think
he’s waiting on next week’s allowance to buy a new charger for it, since none
of the ones around Chez Insanity work with it. Cross your fingers for him,
please !
While we were gone, Beloved
was busy, too. He found a gorgeous 36-inch LCD TV for the ILs at a nearby pawn –
but when we got it home, it wouldn’t work with an antenna at all. And that was
the whole reason the ILs wanted another TV set, in hopes of local broadcast
entertainment and news. So, with their understanding, we cleaned up ours for
them - it tests fine with an antenna - and we kept the ‘new’ one. Worked out for the
best, ours had a remote, which the ‘new’ one doesn’t, but the new one is higher
definition. So we all benefitted, not bad for $85. . Dropped it off, along with
my previous pulse oximeter (VA sent me a new deluxe one) and a copy of the 2016
SocSec benefits calendar, which they appreciated, but not as much as their new
TV. They were happily tuning it as we left. And, yes, it looks like I’m taking
them to OldTown Monday and possibly Tuesday. (sigh) Maybe the thrift store there will have some
reward for my selfless, giving nature. . .
Better news – my DisneyStore.com
order has shipped, even has a UPS tracking number ! It doesn’t say when I’ll (hopefully)
get it yet, which is fine – I’m just happy nothing’s out of stock and it’ll be
here soon. Beloved says he’s wrapping it if it arrives before Christmas !
By the time all that running
around was done, it was growing dark, and the guys were sound asleep. I decided
to stay up, play with my new fabrics and Barbie, and try on my new slippers.
According to the tag, they’re sHUEs slip-ons, from HUE (tm) – which I am sure is beyond
my budget anyplace but a flea market. I can say they’re very comfy, though !
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