~ Estate Auction ~

It's been a looooooong DAY!!

We left the house at 8am to preview an estate auction and we ended staying all day and got home at 6pm...I am sooo tired but we had fun. Met some people we haven't seen in awhile and bought way tooo much stuff, lol....(cough, cough, choke, choke) I won't say how much we spent but I did really good and stayed well below what I had planned on spending. Now Fred that is a different story, he got a bit excited...a bit to000 excited if you ask me....

He's been wanting a box-blade and that is the main item he went to look at but then other things caught his eye....and then he was telling me it was just too good a bid to pass up, Yea Yea Yea...excuses, excuses, excuses...He had fun but is exhausted, we all our...Below is just a sampling of what we bid on and bought....Oh and by the way Michael even managed a bid when Mommy and Daddy weren't looking and brought something home...see below!

Box Blade and Craftsman tool chest.

I bid on this childs rocker that folds up for storage. It was handmade and has burned into the bottom of it the gentlemans name and date...so cool...I also got two more childrens brand new folding chairs with this one....

Michael showing Jake his turtle sandbox!!

Okay here is the story on the turtle sandbox....It was at the auction but no Lot number was on it...Michael had been sitting on it most of the day...I told him no climbing on it as it wasn't ours but he could sit on it....Well Fred and I were taking care of some of our other items we had purchased when Michael comes running over and says something about the turtle sandbox...I didn't understand what he was talking about but knew the auctioneer had been over there selling items...Michael was soooo EXCITED and I just couldn't understand him...One of our friends came over and said Michael bid on the turtle sandbox...WHAT!!!! The friend started laughing and said the Auctioneer had said since there was no lot number and they didn't know where it went...He looked at Michael and asked if he wanted it...Michael said "YES"...now mind you this is my 4 yr old son in a very large crowd of grownups...(he normally will play shy and hide or run)....But my friend said he stood right there and told the Auctioneer "YES" he wanted it...The Auctioneer said "SOLD" and Michael got it for Free...aww so sweet...Well the auctioneer asked Michael what is your number...(when you are at a auction you have a number that you get at the auction to put on the items you buy)...Michael told him "4" (He told him his age)....lol....so they wrote "4" on the turtle sandbox and told Michael it was his...he was soo EXCITED and ran right over to tell me....My friend was telling me the story and everyone was laughing!! I am so proud of my boy for standing in a bunch of strange grownups and speaking up!! He loves his turtle sandbox and when we left the auction this evening had to help Daddy make sure it was tied down tight so it wouldn't blow out....Michael also went up to the Auctioneer after the auction and shook his hand and thanked him....I am so PROUD of my boy!!
Okay so the minute Michael showed it to Jake he then looked at me and said it's mine and I can jump on it, lol...and started jumping up and down, ugh!! Not only is it a sandbox it's a trampoline!
Michael had a really good day and was so Happy about being able to bring the turtle sandbox home....he also loved his chairs that Momma got him...Fred is happy with all of his purchases...I was able to get some horse books so that makes me happy....All in All a pretty good day!!