Weekend

Last weekend I decided to go play Bingo to benefit a local Humane Society.  We have adopted two dogs through this organization (Pearl and Milo) and we are hoping to get more involved in the future.    I won a game and got the one thing on the prize table I was interested in---a tote bag that advertises the organization.  

On Saturday we attended the open house/fundraiser for the new facility the same organization has recently purchased.  Their current building is not structurally sound, and this building could not have been available at a better time.  J got a paw painted on his face and participated in the coloring contest.  

That afternoon I ate at a local Italian restaurant for the first time, where I was able to get some pasta with marinara sauce, a salad, and some crusty bread.  

Ahem.  This is the purse that J picked out for me at a local store.  This also might be the ugliest purse I've ever seen.  

While the other two were browsing in another store, J and I hung out in the foyer area.  Here you can see J was enjoying playing spy with his Nana's binoculars.  

Helping Habitat while getting rid of my clutter

Not the best picture, but I just wanted to show a couple things I finally decluttered out of my garage!  One of them has been there for over a year, and the other one for several months.  These are the chandeliers out of the dining room and breakfast area.  I was just tired of these, and wanted a more updated, brushed nickel style.  One of the new ones was a Christmas gift, and the other one I found on closeout. 

I decided to call up my local chapter of Habitat for Humanity to see if they would take these chandeliers, and indeed they did!  We dropped them off last week at an old home they use as their warehouse. 

If you are doing any remodeling in the future, remember to check with Habitat or similar charity to see if they can use any of your old fixtures.  Our local guy said they get a lot of donations that way.