Who's Up for a Yard Sale?

My dad asked me that question Friday afternoon.  Early Saturday morning, there was a HUGE yard sale in B'ham...former HealthSouth exec Richard Scrushy's yard sale in fact.  After a little discussion, we thought it would be worth taking a gander....it was only 5 minutes from my house. 

It was the biggest yard sale I've ever been to...we had to walk about 1/2 a mile just to get to the barn that contained all the 'goods'.  Once we got inside it was every man for himself.  People were pushing, shoving, and grabbing things left and right.  I had my camera in my purse, but I was scared to pull it out for fear of getting knocked out by someone and it getting crushed. 

We escaped with 2 purchases...my dad, the golf enthusiast, bought a print of the infamous Ben Hogan (signed by him too!) which he assures me is the most famous golf picture of all time and I got an antique bamboo mirror....I LOVE it.  As soon as my dad took down his golf print, people wanted it from him...it was B-A-N-A-N-A-S!  One man offered him double what he paid!  I told Daddy D to go for it, but he didn't want to part with it.

As my dad and I were standing outside with the purchases waiting to be picked up by Momma and Sister D, a man from the Birmingham News approached us and asked if he could photograph us.  I immediately said no for the following reasons:

1. I had on no make-up
2. I had on work out clothes (but of course had not actually been working out)
3. I had my hair slicked back in a pony tail and was wearing a hat

After much convincing, I agreed, but insisted he used only the 'flattering' ones...he didn't find that as amusing as I did.   :)  Luckily, I was not pictured in the B'ham news, but I was online and in the Mobile paper and in the Chattanooga paper...I am beyond mortified.  If you see my pics, just go ahead and laugh because they're hysterical.  Honestly, I have to laugh because if I don't, I'll cry at the awfulness of them.  The funniest picture is me on the back of a turqoise pick up truck full of firewood...yes, we 'hitched' a ride with some strangers down the hill so we wouldn't have to carry our purchases. 

Walking up the hill

Waiting in line...

Everyone had to wear one of these stickers

Daddy D and his Ben Hogan print

LOVE my mirror...now just have to figure out where to hang it!