The Liberty Lake Yard Sale

Impulsive buying. That's what garage sales are all about. And for some reason, I'm okay with that now.

I am not an impulsive buyer. When I shop, which is rare, I'll browse, look at the price, then usually go home and think about whether I really want it or not. If I do want it, I'll go back, but I usually end up telling myself I don't need it, and we're better off without. And I'm not talking about something big like a new TV, or a complete set of non-stick pots and pans. I'm talking about a $13 shirt at Walmart. Yes, I'm a bit extreme.

That's why the Liberty Lake Yard Sale has been so good for me. This was the second year we attended, and I feel we were just as successful this year as last--especially because it rained all day. It's an annual thing, and this year, over 200 homes participated. Most of the time, people just walk up and down the streets to browse and shop, but this year, many (including us) preferred their vehicles.

 

Since we'll be moving at the end of this month (to a new and BIGGER duplex), we decided to get a few things for our new place.

The goods:
This indoor plastic tree for $5. (Claire was a good sport to help us hold it down while we drove it home!)

A new bed for Summer for $20. (Made by our neighbor. Summer's old bed was being held together with twine.)

An AWESOME kitchen set. (Since we will have more room in our new place, we finally broke down and got a kitchen set for the girls. But this is not just any kitchen set. It came with all the pots and pans, the food, has a sink, stove, oven, fridge, shelves, and . . .

 Water and ice options connected to the fridge!!! Is that awesome or what!?!)

We got these two matching couches for $150.

 And we got this fouton for $35. It came with the mattress, but after a brief inspection of the mattress, we decided we wouldn't be using it. And I mean, really brief inspection.

We also got the girls two little bikes, $5 each, but I forgot to take pictures of them.

All in all, we had a great time, and the girls were good sports to ride around in the car with us while mom or dad hopped out to check out the steals. Both Summer and Claire got to get out with dad a few times to shop for dresses. We got about 10 frilly dresses for $30. The girls love them. (Summer and Claire are wearing their new dresses.)

So seriously, how can you turn down all these good deals? Yeah, I'm all about garage sales now.