It's an exciting day for our family today. After years of driving junk cars/vans, we finally got a nice set of wheels in our driveway!
Today, we purchased a black 1999 Grand Prix from a coworker of my husband. While I wish it wasn't 9 years old, it is in very good shape for its age and it was taken good care of over the years. We are only the 2nd owner so we have all the history, etc of the car. It even got some fancy stuff we never enjoyed before like a sunroof and heated seats!
25 years of vehicles
I'm trying to remember all the vehicles we had during our 25 years of marriage. I'm not good at this so I'm going to have to get my husband involved with giving me the names. I do remember a 97 Lumina, a 92 Prism, 91 Tracer, 89 Topaz, 85 Dodge Colt, 87 Linx, a 93 Buick Century, a full size gas guzzler van, a 97 van (we still have that one) and a 1989 van (just sold that one last week). Some of the cars in our early years of marriage were leases before we wised up and realized that was not a smart purchase. Those were the only time we ever had a brand new car. We also tend to keep our vehicles until they more or less fall apart or just get too expensive to fix.
Now that we are older, its not that important to have brand new vehicles. We are more concerned now about gas mileage, condition of the vehicle and getting a good deal for our money. It's nice if the windows work too!
We are blessed. Thank you Lord for providing for our need.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
In Arlington Cemetery on Memorial Day
I am still in VA and today my friend, her mother and I drove to Arlington National Cemetery to lay roses at the grave of her father/her mother's husband. This is my second time at Arlington Cemetery but my first on a national holiday.
There was a lot of traffic going in so many people had the same idea. Once we reached a certain point of the park, we turned off and it was like we were alone. My friend commented that it was so quiet she could hear the birds. Where did all that traffic go that just minutes ago we were in the middle of?
Her father's ashes are stored in an urn in the "wall" of gravestones called columbariums. I believe that is the proper term for that. There are four metal "roses" at each corner. You take a string or rubber band to create a slot to hold flowers over the niche. We each left a red rose for my friend's father. He was a career military man who served for many years in the Air Force.
Rows of white tombstones
I walked to the hill and from there could see down to the rows of white gravestones of soldiers buried there many many years ago. Each tomb had an American flag in front of it. My husband told me he heard on the news that the flags were planted by volunteers. There are instructed to place their boot against the tomb and the flag is placed behind their heel. That is how they keep them straight in rows. Military precision. Its humbling to be here on a holiday specifically for remembering the soldiers.
I took a moment of silence to express my appreciation to the soldiers for their sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you.
There was a lot of traffic going in so many people had the same idea. Once we reached a certain point of the park, we turned off and it was like we were alone. My friend commented that it was so quiet she could hear the birds. Where did all that traffic go that just minutes ago we were in the middle of?
Her father's ashes are stored in an urn in the "wall" of gravestones called columbariums. I believe that is the proper term for that. There are four metal "roses" at each corner. You take a string or rubber band to create a slot to hold flowers over the niche. We each left a red rose for my friend's father. He was a career military man who served for many years in the Air Force.
Rows of white tombstones
I walked to the hill and from there could see down to the rows of white gravestones of soldiers buried there many many years ago. Each tomb had an American flag in front of it. My husband told me he heard on the news that the flags were planted by volunteers. There are instructed to place their boot against the tomb and the flag is placed behind their heel. That is how they keep them straight in rows. Military precision. Its humbling to be here on a holiday specifically for remembering the soldiers.
I took a moment of silence to express my appreciation to the soldiers for their sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Out of Town - for Consignment Purposes
Instead of a "Greetings from Michigan", this needs to begin with "Greetings from Virginia".
I took a rare break from eBay and life in general... hopped a plane and flew to National airport and am now spending a week with a friend at her mothers house in Springfield, VA. We are in the process of cleaning the house of her father' s estate stuff. Not an easy job but someone has to do it. I was asked to help her sort through the items and determine what is eBay worthy, yard sale worthy or just worthy of going into the trashcan. It's an ideal consignment job as there are so many worthy items and collections.
eBay Heaven at this house!
Her father passed away this past fall. I only met him once so really didn't know him. He was a career Air Force general so his house is loaded with military items. He was a pack rat and kept everything. It was actually fun going through boxes as we never knew what we were going to find. Same for her grandfather who left his WW2 footlocker in the attic. Many of those items will be coming home with me and I will listing them on eBay later this summer. (I have another consignment job that needs to be completed first)
They lived in several places around the world. Thailand, Philippines, Germany, Washington state and then eventually to VA where he retired. In every place they lived, they bought items. I just sold a large collection of beer steins from Germany from this estate. I have lots of glassware too from Germany and wood statues and dancing dolls from Thailand. A vast interesting collection that was enjoyed for awhile but has become clutter since there is so much of it.
My friend's mother is not quite the pack rat and is trying to de-clutter the house of this excess stuff that she never uses and would only have to dust. I applaud her for that as this will give her some income and more space around her home.
De-clutting trip #2
This is my second trip to this house. My friend and I were already here in March for a week of the first "de-cluttering" and we took home a truck full of items for me to list on eBay. Those items are now in my backroom in my house and will be listed by the end of this summer as I know my friend's mom can use the money.
So... in reality, I guess I never did take a complete break from business after all as I'm still thinking eBay all the time as I access each item I'm given. They had a yard sale this past weekend and I was going back and forth checking to see if certain items should be out there or come home with me.
I'll be back in Michigan again on Wednesday and be fully back in business again listing, shipping, etc etc by Thursday. In some ways, its been nice taking a break from those chores. Stop by and check out my auctions soon!
I took a rare break from eBay and life in general... hopped a plane and flew to National airport and am now spending a week with a friend at her mothers house in Springfield, VA. We are in the process of cleaning the house of her father' s estate stuff. Not an easy job but someone has to do it. I was asked to help her sort through the items and determine what is eBay worthy, yard sale worthy or just worthy of going into the trashcan. It's an ideal consignment job as there are so many worthy items and collections.
eBay Heaven at this house!
Her father passed away this past fall. I only met him once so really didn't know him. He was a career Air Force general so his house is loaded with military items. He was a pack rat and kept everything. It was actually fun going through boxes as we never knew what we were going to find. Same for her grandfather who left his WW2 footlocker in the attic. Many of those items will be coming home with me and I will listing them on eBay later this summer. (I have another consignment job that needs to be completed first)
They lived in several places around the world. Thailand, Philippines, Germany, Washington state and then eventually to VA where he retired. In every place they lived, they bought items. I just sold a large collection of beer steins from Germany from this estate. I have lots of glassware too from Germany and wood statues and dancing dolls from Thailand. A vast interesting collection that was enjoyed for awhile but has become clutter since there is so much of it.
My friend's mother is not quite the pack rat and is trying to de-clutter the house of this excess stuff that she never uses and would only have to dust. I applaud her for that as this will give her some income and more space around her home.
De-clutting trip #2
This is my second trip to this house. My friend and I were already here in March for a week of the first "de-cluttering" and we took home a truck full of items for me to list on eBay. Those items are now in my backroom in my house and will be listed by the end of this summer as I know my friend's mom can use the money.
So... in reality, I guess I never did take a complete break from business after all as I'm still thinking eBay all the time as I access each item I'm given. They had a yard sale this past weekend and I was going back and forth checking to see if certain items should be out there or come home with me.
I'll be back in Michigan again on Wednesday and be fully back in business again listing, shipping, etc etc by Thursday. In some ways, its been nice taking a break from those chores. Stop by and check out my auctions soon!
Monday, May 19, 2008
A Prayer for you today
In case you didn't know, Saint Theresa is known as the Saint of the Little Ways, meaning she believed in doing the little things in life well and with great love.
She is represented by roses. May everyone who reads this message be blessed.
Prayer is one of the best free gifts we can receive. Read the prayer below.
Saint Theresa's Prayer
May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be confident knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.
God's blessings to each of you today! Make God Smile!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Want to get paid to Blog! Do Blog Ads!
Want to get paid to write your blogs? On the advice of a new friend who is also into blogging, I decided to try PPP. What does PPP mean? Pay Per Post. And what does that mean? Advertisers will pay the blogger when they write a post about their product. Pretty cool huh? Think about how many products you use everyday! I'm still a newbie and I'm learning as I go. Gradually you will see different posts here for different products. I get to choose the blog ads I want to talk about. I hope you will enjoy reading about them and you will click on their ads too. There is a widget along the side that will take you directly to the PayPerPost site if this is something you think you might be interested in doing. Hey, I'll get a small reward myself if you sign up and are approved! Win win for both of us!
Get paid CASH for every product you talk about! One of the nice things about this site is that PPP pays cash and we all can use some extra cash! If you like to write, why not take advantage of this idea and get paid for writing and get paid for your time! Write about things you use everyday.That's the whole idea! What do I plan to do with this extra income? Buy a new (most like used!) car! We have two vans that are more or less junkers and are limited in how far we can drive. I guess that is a good thing at the moment considering the gas costs! Thanks for stopping by and learning about PPP...PayPerPost!
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