I love the show "Cash In The Attic". It's so fun to snoop through other people's houses and see what other pack rats have accumulated.
The whole premise is they want cash to do a project so the host and an antique appraiser tells them what they should get at auction for their stuff. I die at how many families get rid of family heirlooms for big screen TV . . . HELLO! Dumb!!!
Any hoo, there is a rule, "Once it goes into the van, it doesn't come out". I have taken that attitude as we have been cleaning out. This afternoon, I must break my own self imposed rule. We threw out a little tub that a wooden train came in. I realized that the front of it has the picture of how to set up the tracks.
It was hard enough to do it last time with something to guide me so . . . . . off I go to Dumpster Dive. YUCK . . . . I have been cleaning out the fridge and whole kitchen last night and today. Ya'll pray for me . . . and if I don't make it out, remember to bury me with a fork in my hand!
Make sure you ae wearing your protective gear . . . it's HOT out there and some of that stuff has been out there since Monday night!!
Approach slowly and carefully. Ok, just take a deep breath run in quickly and throw that lid up just in time to retreat for the next breath.
Sneak in for a quick peek and kick your self for not remembering that you needed the picture on that bucket. Drat, it's not on the top!
Dig around and watch out for the stuff falling out of the bag on top that split down the side when you pulled it out.
Jack pot . . . what was that? . . . . . Oh Double Drat, the neighbor caught me and is having a good laugh! Oh well, he has a four year old so hopefully he'll understand?!?!?!
Time to get back off my feet and go play trai . . I mean time to put the track together to keep those pieces from being flung all over again!
And yes, after I get the job done, the bucket will go back out to the dumpster! ( I have a blow up just in case, but I am going to attach the track to plywood and make a chalk board on the bottom . . . . the chalk is waiting!!)
2 comments:
OH, I see...you needed the picture to know how to put the track together. I get it now. Sorry, I didn't think of that when we threw it out...my brother's only used the picture the first time and did it free-style every time after that, so keeping the picture really didn't cross my mind. Send a pic when its all assembled and I'll show the girls! hehe.
Take a photo of the picture and put it in your files, then try to find the photo!
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