A long weekend and a mounted rubber fish.

For our long weekend Josh and I spent our weekend doing house projects and going to yard sales.  We left for the yard sales as soon as Josh was off duty to be sure we saw all the good stuff and didn't miss a bargain.  For the first time all summer we finally scored big!

 Our house seriously lacks style as far as decor and things on walls and shelves go so part of the mission was to find radical things to fill the shelves.  The lamp needs a new shade and a good wipe down. The sweet vintage mixer needs a de-greasing.  The dresser is the perfect size for our small bedroom but will need special care since it's laminate  The glass pig holds special significance and we nearly missed him at a tiny rather sad yard sale.

Josh's parents have a huge glass pig that they got as a wedding gift 28 years ago.  They have moved many times and raised 2 children and several pets in that time, but the pig survived.  It's basically their house mascot.  Heck my kitty played in that pig when she was a kitten! Josh and I have wanted a house mascot but had been unsuccessful in that search, until Saturday morning.  We stopped at this yard sale, there wasn't much but we were there so we decided to look.  As we are about to leave I spot the pig!  So for just $1 we have the baby to the big glass pig, something like carrying on a legacy.

We also scored a bed frame for the spare room (it can be a spare bedroom as soon as the mattress arrives!), some copper wall hanging things and two spring form pans.  After our morning of bargain hunting we went to the garage to start some projects and drink some beer.  It's a holiday weekend after all.

I started sanding a dresser I previously acquired to refinish.  Josh began work on our future head board.  I'll have good before and after photos when the projects are finished or at least in the more advanced stages of refinishing.  After we did what we could for the day we memorialized a dear friend, Glen.  He now hangs proudly, center stage in the garage, never to be forgotten.

I also started a project inside but sadly, it isn't going according to plan and I hope to remedy that this weekend so I can show you how home savvy I can be. Until then I leave you with a kitting in a piggy and Heather using power tools!

Kitty in a piggy, as promised!

Aren't you proud, dad?