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More Thrifty Treasures
 More Today's Thrifty TreasuresThis weekend was just beautiful -no wind, temps just right and there weren't many sales but the ones we went to had lots of things to look at. A couple had a whole yard full of absolutely great items but I just can't get everything I like. I did get the coke sign for my son who collects and it is neat, has the same on both sides and is like a big cookie. Only $5  Now take a look at this little lady - is she neat or what? For $1 I had to have her. She is, I think made of plaster as she is really heavy.  I got this cute tin flat bucket for next 4th. I forgot to take the price tag off but it was also $1. 
Great Quotes
 ''Life's tough...it's even tougher if you're stupid.''
-- John Wayne"
A Fun Site
 My daughter will probably wring my neck for showing you this silly magazine cover I put her picture on but.......
I was looking around today to try and find a site that made a digital jpg look like a polaroid. I found some but none like the site I had used some years back but instead I found a really cute site that I think you might like. It is one of those fun sites where you can do lot of things with pictures and best of all it's FREE. Check out WriteOnIt.....
Did They Really Ask That?
 These questions were actually asked of various cruise ship pursers.
"Do you make your own electricity on board?"
"Why can't I get cable stations?"
"Are you the Captain?"
"Do you actually live on this ship?"
"Do these stairs go up or down?"
"Does the crew sleep on board?"
"Could you call the captain to stop the waves? I am getting seasick."
"I just saw the Captain in the dining room. Who is steering the ship?"
"Is the water in the toilets salty or fresh?"
"What time does the midnight buffet start?"
"What do you do with the ice sculptures after they melt?"
"Can you get these chips on land?" -- Referring to casino chips.
"Why is it so windy outside?" -- On a cruise liner traveling 30 miles per hour at the time.
"I see them!" -- The inevitable response from a member of the crowd whenever a casino dealer on a cruise liner played a favorite joke -- pointing out "penguins" on a "little piece of ice" during a cruise through Bermuda.
"So what is the elevation here?" -- On an Alaskan cruise.
"Why can't I find a USPC post box in town?" -- In Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
"I want to change cabins! I paid good money for this cruise, and all I can see is a rusted crane in the harbor!" -- Asked before leaving port.
What's The Theme?
 My daughter and I laugh each weekend as we garage sale about the weekend theme. What is that? Well it seems there is always a "theme" as we call it, meaning the same item over and over. One weekend, at every other sale, you might see an entertainment center or a dining room set or it might be a Barbie car or lawn mowers. We thought we were the only ones who noticed this unusual phenomenon. This weekend I was looking at a bunch of weekend finds from other sights when I saw this statement:
"Every week seems to have a theme, something you run into at every sale that week. This week's theme is "Hooks on Wood", from Bonnie at Cottage Hideaway
Then I saw this fact that I thought was extremely interesting: "I heard $3 billion is spent at garage sales in the US each year. That's a lot of quarters!" Random Anny.com
I guess when we think we might be the only ones with a thought, it only takes a little "surfing" to find we are wrong!!!
One and Only Purchase
 This was my $3 purchase for the weekend. The
little black birds (there is one more on the top)
are on thin, curly wire and move in
the windMore Today's Thrifty Treasures
Maxine for President
 Sometimes I think Maxine should run for president. She was right on with this one!
Everyone concentrates on the problems we're having in this country lately: illegal immigration, hurricane recovery, alligators attacking people in Florida ...
Not me. I concentrate on solutions for the problems. It's a win-win situation.
+ Dig a moat the length of the Mexican border.
+ Send the dirt to New Orleans to raise the level of the levies.
+ Put the Florida alligators in the moat along the Mexican border.
Any other problems you would like for me to solve today ? Yes ?
Think about this one:
1. Cows
2. The Constitution
3. The Ten Commandments
C O W S
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the state of Washington? And, they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.
T H E C O N S T I T U T I O N
They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq .... Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for over 200 years, and we're not using it anymore.
T H E 1 0 C O M M A N D M E N T S
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this: You cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal,' 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie' in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians...It creates a hostile work environment.
PART OF THE PROBLEM
Also, Think about this: If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone-- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM!
You Better Read The Whole Thing......
 Breakfast: 1 grapefruit, 1 slice whole wheat toast, 1 cup skim milk
Lunch: 1 small portion lean steamed chicken, 1 cup spinach, 1 cup herbal tea, 1 Hershey's kiss
Afternoon Tea: 1 The rest of the Hershey Kisses in the bag, 1 tub of Hagen-Daaz ice cream with chocolate chips
Dinner: 4 glasses of wine (red or white), 2 loaves garlic bread, 1 family size supreme pizza, 3 Snickers Bars
Late Night Snack: 1 whole Sarah Lee cheesecake (eaten directly from the freezer)
Remember: Stressed spelled backward is desserts.
If you delete this message, you will gain 10 pounds immediately. That's why I had to pass this on, I didn't want to risk it. Georginna Singletary
Run!!
.........BREAKING NEWS!!
To save the economy in 2009, to lower Social Security and Medicare costs, some of our government will start deporting all of the weird old people. I started crying when I thought of you.
RUN, OLD FRIEND, RUN!!!!!
Well....what can I say....someone sent it to me,
and
I'm not going alone!!!!
Making You Smarter
* The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
* The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
* The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
* "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
* There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
* The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
* The only other word with the same number of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.
* The longest place-name still in use is
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwenuakitnatahu, a New Zealand hill.
* Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.
* A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
* The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
FYI
If you are a member of the "Senior Citizen" group or have a child with a
medical problem you should read this NY Post article:
O ADVISERS WANT TO RATION CARE
Caption This Photo
 The Original Superman, George Reeves
What caption would you give this photo?
Do It Yourself Thursday
More Do It Yourself Day Items
A few weeks ago I got the piece of fence and the wire lady
(green hat) at a garage sale. This is my finished yard
decoration. It has been so hot this summer my
flowers and roses haven't bloomed their best.
Thanks for stopping by!!
Did You Know?
 At the end of July, the House approved nearly $200 million for the Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for ferrying top government officials and Members of Congress.
 One of my blogger friends is doing a Time and Money Giveaway
The Fifty Factor Time & Money Giveaway
Enter for a chance to win a $50 Visa Gift Card and this beautiful indoor/outdoor Sunface Clock from Teak, Wicker & More! This way, you can celebrate any way you like and keep track of time-- whether you're sipping martinis by the pool, shopping from home online, or kicking back on your patio furniture with your feet up!
Grannys Thrifty Treasures
 I got this darling Cabin Christmas Tree
to use as table centerpiece that
will match my Cabin/wilderness decorations
at Christmas Time. Only $2
(needs a little fluffing out)
 Seems a lot of Christmas Decorations
were out there today. Got this door
Decoration for $1 This was a little more for $3 than
my other items but will look darling
next summer full of Zennias I got a scrapbook for $1, some books for
Grandkids 25 cents each, 2 sets of cannister
jars, one blue for $2 and one green for
$5 (to use for buttons, rubber bands, etc)
and three silver buckets with a stamped
design for 25 cents each.
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