Last Flea Market of '08...(sniffle)

Whoo - too much going on ! But I've had so much fun...

The last Flea Market of '08 was today at the Fairgrounds. It was Ok, and I found some great doll stuff - spent $13. ! - but it was the most fun just to walk around and listen. The Flea tends to be where folks who normally do the SecondHand sale unload their junk, so it's all pretty cheap, and the attendees mostly know that. So I kinda felt sorry for the crafter who made the beautiful, but rather expensive, holiday wreaths. Lovely, but at $35., few if any were buying.

Stumbled on to a sale at KBKids.com right at Thanksgiving - got a Lindsay Lohan 'My Scene' doll for $4.99, free shipping. Back when she was on toy section shelves, she was about $15. to $20. She arrived today - I got sooo much for the money ! Two whole doll outfits, a fistful of props including a director's chair, whoo-hoo !

Ironically, I don't want the doll. Just the stuff that came with her. However, Lindsay won't be leaving any time soon. Dearest Son is a HUGE fan of Herbie:Fully Loaded, so I hope to make the doll a little racing suit like the one LL wore in the movie. Since he already has a Barbie beetle - yard sale find - he'll probably get a kick out of it. Oh, he's 8, in case you were wondering.

Here's what's kinda funny about it. When I sank my teeth into the deal, she was $4.99 with free shipping. Day after Thanksgiving, I got an e-mail from kbkids.com, inviting me to look at their specials. There was the LL doll, but she was now $7.99, with free shipping. Today I got yet another e-mail, and now she's $12.99. At the rate they're going, she'll be back at full price by Christmas, but still on sale ! Free shipping, too.

Dearest went off to spend Friday night and Saturday with his grandparents, so Beloved Hubby and I were on our own tonight. Normally we go out to eat, and maybe to a bookstore, but this evening, neither of us were in much of a going out mood. So I made a quick Hamburger Helper dinner - I'd just bought a chub of burger, and needed to divide it out anyway - and we had more time to do what we wanted. It made for a nice evening.

Hope yours has been good, too !

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