Flea Market Finds!

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Rachel Gillen

Bengals onesie, muffin tin, ammo, scraper, Skin So Soft, puppy cookies, duct tape, perfume, and an awesome looking toilet bowl brush!

I LOVE flea markets!!! Allen had the day off yesterday so we went to Ceasar’s Creek Flea Market right up the street from the campground. I found lots of cool stuff. I thought Allen had found lots of stuff too, but it turns out he only got two boxes of ammo for his gun… But he got 2 sandwiches, a root beer and some fudge, so he wasn’t too upset. It’s crazy how different we are when it comes to what catches his eye vs. what catches mine. He goes straight for tools and little toy cars and I’m all about the jewelry and little crafty things and books…

I really love the toilet bowl brush, as odd as that sounds, but it’s pretty!

I think my favorite thing I found was a Bengals onesie. Not that I have a baby or plan to anytime soon, but I can make Charlie clothes out of them. I made her a Bengals outfit last year from a onesie, and I thought it was adorable!

After all the shopping, we went and jumped in the pool to cool off, which took all of 2 minutes because the water is still freezing! Then Charlie decided to sunbathe.

Oh, and after the flea market adventure, we stopped at Dot’s Market, we keep hearing they have the best meat in town. We found a trip-tip (hard to find outside of California). So we grilled that baby…. YUM!!! The first time we ever had trip-tip was in Sonoma when we camped all weekend for the NHRA race last year. Our neighbors made one and it was absolutely delicious…

Super thrifty and tiny DIY

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Rachel Gillen

I needed a trash can for our half bath in the garage/living room area. Everything I could find in the store was way too big. Then, we ran out of tissues… I realized the tissue box was the perfect size! So I duct taped it so it’s “waterproof” (maybe) and called it good.

I mean, it kinda matches the stainless steel of the sink, right??

Finally a Flamingo!

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Rachel Gillen

I’ve been wanting a pink flamingo for the yard for a LONG time now. Allen has objected for a LONG time now. I finally won!

This particular flamingo has been in my mom’s backyard for a few years now. Before that it was in my cousin’s garage. Since we are living near Dayton right now, and my mom’s is only about an hour’s drive, we picked it up yesterday. (Side note: it’s been really nice being able to see our family and friends – and still make money at the same time!)

Allen did a little rust abatement (trying not to tear the whole thing apart), then I gave it a fresh coat of paint. YAY!

Fun Fact: Don Featherstone of Massachusetts is the inventor of the pink plastic lawn flamingo, which has been gracing lawns since 1957.

While we were waiting for the paint to dry, I read this very good book by Lee Child. Allen and I both love the Jack Reacher series and have read almost all of them. And, Charlie napped on the table. (Typical puppy-dog laziness)