There is a "store" near campus for students called the Little White House. It is like a free thrift store with various household items, furniture, toys. After seeing Kit Kittredge, An American Girl we started referring to it as our Hobo Store. "Take what you need, leave what you don't."
We have picked up some great things there, mirror for Ella's room, Elmo toy for Jack, Le Creuset spatula for me, and our coffee table ottoman we painted and reupholstered. Pat even picked up a textbook he needed.
Well if I wasn't worried enough about the economy after the stock market tumble, I'm panicked now. When we drove by this evening there was a line 20 people deep to get into our Hobo Store!!! If I start seeing our neighbors in blue scrubs walking to school with their belongings wrapped in a hanky, hung from a stick, I am stuffing my mattress.
The bright side, as I often point out to Pat, is that we picked the best time possible to be broke. Imagine if we owned a house, had been saving for retirement, or had jobs that we could lose. Suckers!
Aaaahhh! Isn't poverty refreshing.
Where the heck are you?
8 comments:
don't worry, give it a couple months and the white house won't be crowded. it's always like this at the beginning of a new school year (although i'm sure the economy doesn't help).
i have to say, picturing wes in patched scrubs on his bike with a stick carrying his books in a hankie is one of the funniest things i've ever pictured.
Hooray for poverty and a broken economy. Now that the White House is packed, I am far less inclined to try and remember to go.
I do feel like a sucker now that I read your post. We should've moved in with my parents!
Connie
At the rate things are going the "Big White House" is going to be a Hobo Store soon.
Dad
hi best friend. i should really get your email address. i'm wondering if you have any pictures from the jda picnic last week that you could send my way for the jda blog? i thought i remembered seeing you with a camera there. hope you are having a lovely week!
this is ashley spencer signed in on weston's account by the way.
Hey thanks for your comment. You're right, I should talk that out w/ my own therapist. I usually blog in spurts so now there are a couple more entries for you to read in your leisure time. Btw, congrats on your 10 year anniversary! So glad that you're still w/ the hot guy.
you are a crack up and I am just going to add you to my blog list because i can always use a good laugh. Yeah, it's a good time to be poor.
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