Last weekend, the girls and I stopped at a garage sale. It was the first of the season for the girls and boy were they GIDDY! They often remind me that you never know what treasures you will find and that your dollar goes so much further at a garage sale than the store! Have I mentioned how much I love my little minions lately?! Anyway, I digress. We quickly ran over the rules: 1. no matter how cute, we are not taking home any live or stuffed animals. 2. Keep your fingers out of your mouth until we are back in the car and you have sanitized :). 3. You can only buy what you can afford. 4. When momma says it is time to go, we will stop browsing and go with a great attitude or next time we will drive on by (Egads! I know, drive by a GS without stopping, how could you?!).
Once I got three "Ok, Momma"s, we were off on the hunt for treasures under $2. Much to my dismay, Milana found a lovely ceramic girl and another ceramic angel--all for a whopping $.75. Seriously, another thing to collect dust and get broken! But, then again, who am I to judge another man's treasure--boy would I be in trouble if I were judged on my GS treasures! Not only that, but if we all had the same idea of a treasure, they wouldn't be there for me to take home cheaply at a garage sale. So, I oohed and awwwed apropriately as we paid for our purchases. When we got to the car, she asked me to hold it for her so it wouldn't break. She said, "Do you know why I bought that one, Momma?" I told her I wasn't sure, but I couldn't wait to hear. She then explained that she had bought it for me because she thought it looked like her and I could put it out where I could see it all day when she is at school. That way, I wouldn't have to miss her so much. She also said that everytime I saw it, it would remind her of her love for me. Of course, my heart instantly melted and I scooped her up in a huge hug.
While the girls were buckling up, I picked up my new "treasure" and looked at it again. I commented that she was right, it did bear a resemblance to her. It had huge eyes that had a sparkle, blonde hair and she was sitting like a frog, ready to hop (Milana is constantly in motion).
