Friday, February 1, 2013

It's not a problem if they're consenting

Today started off kinda forlorn for me. It's been seepin to the surface lately, how isolated I spend most of my life. I got the kids, and a great husband and of course my bestest buddy, Delena but outside of Sunday mornin church I rarely associate with people who know me personally. I wouldn't call it lonely, it's more like daydreamin about havin fun with friends (I'm ridiculous). I was watchin a movie last night (Your Sister's Sister) and at the opening scene there's a group of older folks hangin out and havin a nice time (even though it turns out to be a "hipster" memorial service for their friend) Well, anyway I looked at Jerome and said "How come we don't have any friends we can just hang out with like that? No one wants to just hang out and have some laughs for Pete's sake. I bet if we were like,"hey guys wanna come over and get all drunk at our house" we'd have a huge crowd! ...People, I have no intention of havin a kegger, it was pure sarcasm.....
Maybe it was the frustration of not even bein able to pull together a decent crowd for a housewarming party. Maybe it was the fact that the last 2 weekends we've been cancelled on by the same friends. Maybe I'm just a big crybaby (yeah, I hear your thoughts over there, Delena). 
Breathe......
Okay, so on to what made the day awesome. And probably only because I have no blood and bone crowd.
First, the computers were down at the gas station and I had to use my only $10 cash. Right when the drawer shut with my money in it, the clerk says "Oh, hey they're back on". I told him "Man, I needed that cash. That sux."  So as I turned to leave a guy hands me a $10 bill. He said "Here, I been there. It always comes back around." I aint no spring chicken to the laws of giving and receiving. I firmly believe that it does come back, so I just took it without hesitation and said "Thanks, man. What's your name? Are you a Christian?" And he was and we chatted for a bit. His name was Chris and he just moved here from Nashville! I told him, that's so cool cuz I've sent some blessings out to Nashville and even put a lil somethin in the mail that way this very mornin (I can just see some gals grinnin up there after readin that ;)
And here's the next cool thing....

 After the other day's score with that hippo I knew there'd be more vintage toys. They just take a little while to trickle outta that back room. And boy were my instincts correct!
 A huge $2 Raggedy Andy and this little pink lady. I have a red one that's identical so I bet it was a little pattern that was popular back in the day.
 This face is just killin me, folks! I cannot believe this one came home with me :)

 I think I blogged about a Donny and Marie Osmond doll set I liked back when I was livin out at my parents. Anyhow, this masculine stud was 50 cents.
 We needed one more horse for the local rodeo's stick horse races for the youngster's. Half a dollar for a need well met :)
 Okay, they had one up at the front behind the counter that was a tad larger and the sign said it was full of clothes and a barbie for $100. I was like "Pffttt. Yeah, right KCM." 
I found this one in the toy section and when I asked at the register how much, the lady looked it over and said "I dunno, 50 cents?" Well, that sounded fair to me ;)
 And this was marked $10 but she looked, shook her head in disgust and said "1 dollar, ma'am".
I was only gonna spring for it because the other stuff was so dang cheap.

So, here I am surroundin myself with the hipsters of the toy crowd. They're always game.
And I guess I'll never be asked for loans or babysittin from these guys so this may be alright.
Peace and love, guys :)








17 comments:

  1. That gave me the chills about the Nashville guy! Your Karma came around fast. : ) What a nice guy too! I love that turtle so much. I love all of those finds. My Mom made one of those huge Raggedy Ann and Andy sets for me when I was a kid. Wow, I wonder where those are. And I totally had Donnie and Marie. He WAS a stud.

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    1. I almost asked him if I could get a picture of him for my blog but he sped off in his red sports car with black lightning lookin stuff on the side. I was glad he had what appeared to be his dream car. Kind folks like that deserve to have life's finer things. Nothin wrong with it.... We had a set of Raggedy's from my Grandma Griffith. She made us quilts and other handmade pretties but she was the least "cozy" and loving granny we had. Funny how that woks sometimes...

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  2. that raggedy ann reminds me of on my great grandma made for me. it had black hair though. I think i have it in a box at my parents house. i need to dig her out!
    i'm so greatful that I have a few good friends i can call up anytime and hang out with. its because we never moved away and i've known them since high school so it feels natural to just hang out on the couch pressed shoulder to shoulder on a cold day and watch junky tv. its hard to do things like that with friends you make as an adult. and none of us really drink either, so we usually just make a cake and play board games. Ha!

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    1. Ha ha! I totally would sit shoulder to shoulder with a semi-new adult friend. Maybe that's why I don't have many ;) I do have one super buddy like that, Delena. She's the best ever(we totally sit shoulder to shoulder in a room full of extra seating) but we can't get a proper board game on by ourselves, whah whah.

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  3. oh! and i almost forgot, I LOVE that clown! LOVE IT. His face is too perfect.

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    1. YES! And the tag says "Notice. Hand made" I was like "Believe me. I noticed" ;)

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    2. I concur with Rae. I'm a townie so it's the way I have so many close friendships as an adult. Most of my friends i went to school with and they just couldn't shake me. Making adult friends is awkward and weird bc everyone's got their own life established. Someone should write a how to book on that subject

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    3. Kimmie, when you write this book, will you sign my copy? Just make it out to "That girl who sadly inspired it" .

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  4. Lol.... Laura. Im sorry you are lonely.... And I completely understand where you're coming from. You are.correct about it being a shame everybody always falls through. It seems to be the trend lately. Im sorry I don't make it over there much now but know I AM here and I luv ya sis. Okay now I'm the sap! C-ya

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    1. You have nothin to apologize for, buddy. I'm just bein a panty wad ;) I'm blessed to have your friendship, it beats a crowd of 20 lukewarm friends, hands down :)

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  5. I hear ya! Its been years since I've had friends over for any kind party or just hanging out. Seems like everyone is too busy with their own lives to just "hang" anymore. By the way, really love your little turtle stool. I have a similar one at home, but it is much larger and supposedly made by some guy in prison...at least that's what my mom told me when she gave it to me a few years ago. Your turtle is a little classier than mine...for eyes, mine has the goofy googly eyes glued on.

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    1. What's the backstory on how your mom "procured" said prison turtle? Sounds like an interesting tale, indeed. You should post about it, I'd love to see it! And yes, googly eyes bring down the class level of anything they touch ;) Gotta love em!

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    2. Actually my mom got it from someone she knew who was involved in a program for prisoners showing them how to make these turtle footstools...googly eyes and all. Can't remember if it was someone she used to work with, but she said she felt pressured to buy one to support the program...which is probably why she gave it to me as soon as she got it...I don't think mom was a fan of the turtle. I'll have to get a picture of the turtle...at the moment he's hanging out in the bedroom. Sorry I didn't have a more sordid tale about my mom being a hardened criminal and doing some jail time and how she was forced into labor making these turtles.....

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    3. Awww, thanks for sharin it anyway! I thought it was a romance between your mom and an inmate and he made her a turtle, he he!

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  6. Hi there! Had to come check it out after seeing your comment on my blog this morning. I think we definitely have some things in common! I love these thrift finds!!! I was also digging your daughters self dress and style!

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    1. Cool, I think it's limitless fun to check out what everyone else is inspired to blog about. What a neat, interconnected world we navigate through :) Looking forward to seeing more things in your shop, that crockery looks mighty lonely ;)

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    2. haha, yes it does look lonely! We will be changing and re debuting all our things very soon! Exciting! :)

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