Monday, June 8, 2009

Neat story behind this silly little table

This is one of those Thomas train tables, we got it at a yard sale. But you have to hear the whole story....
We went yard saling on Saturday, and i saw a Thomas table, marked at $50.00 and thought "that's not a bad price". Rod thought it was cool too, but said we'd come back later and bargain with them. So we went back later (this was a development sale, so we didn't have far to walk back) and it was marked at $40.00 and i started getting excited, imagining the boys playing around this table, not touching each other or fighting (it's pretty big)! It was perfect! So Rod said offer him $20.00 and see what he says. Well, he counter offered at $30.00, so Rod said we'll come back later and if it's not sold we'll buy it for $30.00......SO, after fixing lunch, and hooking up the trailer I drove back, with Adam, to hopefully pick up the table! i was really hoping to get it. We get there and it's still there! But the man said, someone just came and put money down and is coming back to pick it up. I was disappointed, but didn't show it to Adam and he handled it very well. I told him someone needed it more then we did and that's ok. I felt like yard saling more, there were a lot of development sales that day. So Adam and I drove around and stopped at a few. We were keeping our eye out for a bike that's been on our yard sale list. The last yard sale in the development had one sitting out so we stopped at that one. Turned out the bike wasn't for sale, but here in the corner sits a Thomas table EXACTLY like the other one that just got sold!!! I couldn't believe it! I never saw one of these things before at yard sales, and here there was 2 in one day! I was like, "Lord, you didn't have to do this!" It was $20.00 and i got it on the spot. I told Adam God was really pleased with the way he handled the situation before, and He wanted to bless us with this table. God is so good!

1 comment:

daniele @ domestic serenity said...

okay--first, I will try not to be envious since we're looking for a train table! :o) And wow, I've never seen this kind before & like it better than the others...hooray for your blessing! So, we'll just come over to play. LOL!