The Homestead, lately, thrift store finds, some cool fabric, and "I can't believe I bought that!"

I think it is too soon to declare that the metal roof is finished, but it is practically there. Woohoo!! Too bad J has to get back up there when we put in the stove pipe. (I'm just glad I don't have to do it! Yikes) Anyway, things continue to stay busy around here. Shannon has been putting up the garden harvest, and she finished putting the carrots in sawdust today. Did you know that if you store carrots in sawdust, it will keep through the winter?! We are all somewhat depressed now that we will no longer be eating fresh garden lettuce, spinach, peas, broccoli, and zucchini. Now we have to return to store bought...Yuck! Shannon and I went shopping yesterday and saw zucchini was up to $2.19/lb at Three Bears!!! Ridiculous! Today, J and Ricky finished putting up the OSB and the window in on one of the end walls...



As I said, Shannon and I went into town (Palmer/Wasilla) yesterday for some groceries, and, of course a little thrift shopping. I ended up getting a sweet Carhartt vest (which, when I put it on, J told me that I looked like I was going on a safari) and some really cute AE jeans. I have to say though, I am pretty disappointed that Salvation Army is now pricing all specific clothing items the same (i.e., all women's jeans are $6). How lame is that?! Shame on you Salvation Army! Anyway, a couple days ago I purchased the most awesome fabric for my duvet cover. I had been searching and searching for cheap Cath Kidston fabrics with absolutely no success. I finally found a gal on Etsy who sells very Cath Kidston-esque fabric for a reasonable price. J is such a good sport and let me pick an overtly girly fabric.




He's so good to me! Now all I have to do is find a cheap corresponding fabric. And finally, here comes the "I can't believe I bought that!" moment. I was, and am still very hesitant about posting this. But I figured it was too funny to not make public. While we were out thrift shopping, we spotted a brand new Graco stroller and carseat. We both looked it over and it was completely flawless. As we both walked away to look at other things, I couldn't stop thinking about that dang stroller. I knew that if I didn't buy it, I would regret it later. So, I am now the proud owner of a Graco Alano Travel System. I know I do not have a baby yet but, you never know. Here's the exact one we found... (I found out later that it retails for $200! I paid less that half the price)