REDNESDAY--Too Tired To Junk?!?!

It's been an exhausting past few weeks. My Mom is finally home after a long stint in a nursing home, rehabbing from surgery, and my sister and I have taken turns spending the night with her. Unfortunately she has to take a water pill which wakes her up a couple of times during the night. We weren't sure how strong she was, so we'd get up too. 

At one point, I was TOO TIRED TO GO JUNKING. And, I DIDN'T MISS IT. Shocking, isn't it?! Rest assured that I'm over that temporary bit of insanity!

While I'm at my Mom's, I like to snoop around in her garage. That's where I found this awesome picnic jug.

I love that label! And I think the jug was meant to come live with all of my picnic tins!

I also found these chalkware rooster plaques, which I think I remember hanging in the kitchen when I was little, but I could just be making that up, due to my exhaustion.

And looky here, what's this??? Why, it's my very first hula hoop! I actually do remember this thing. And when I saw it hanging in the garage, all I could think was: I wonder if I can even get that thing past my shoulders? I think you know where this is heading.....

It did fit past my shoulders, and other much larger body parts as well! I didn't even try to twirl it though. While it probably would have been fun, it just didn't seem worth throwing my hip out for!

I did eventually go to some garage sales last Friday, and I found this vintage minnow bucket at one of them. While trying to negotiate a lower price, I finally had to ask the seller what was so darn  special about the bucket that he wouldn't lower his price. He said: It's a floating bucket, lady! I said: I don't care if it floats, I just think the fish on the front is cute. He said: Lady, gimme two bucks and get outa here!   I knew I could wear him down!

It's amazing what you can find when you clean out a cupboard in the kitchen! Forgot all about this little tin cup and shovel.

I finally got around to planting up this bucket on the front porch. Pay no attention to the varnish flaking off of that rooster cabinet. Just one more thing to add to the list of things that need to be done before the snow starts to fly! 

I popped some impatiens in my cherry bucket too!

Well last night was the first night that my Mom was able to get to the bathroom by herself! So you would think that I got a good night's sleep, wouldn't you? Instead I automatically woke up at 2:30AM. Ah well, that's ok. I'm getting the junking urge again, I'm looking forward to blogging again and catching up with everyone, and I'm linking up to REDNESDAY over at It's A Very Cherry World!