Thursday, January 22, 2009

Sit down before you read this

My job is really really boring. It's a small office with only 6 employees. I am in the front reception so I have to be there all during the day. Really really really boring. I am usually there by myself most of the time. My boss was in and out all day. I was sitting there today thinking, "I need to find another job, I don't like this." Then about 3pm my boss walked in and said,

(First I need to do a flash-back for you: my boss and his wife are the owners, her mother lives in a house across the street from the business, a very very nice house. She is 86 years old and has just recently moved into a retirement home. her family is selling her house.)

So my boss said, "Gin we are cleaning out Mona's house, there are a few odd and end things left like flower pots and such. Would you like to go over and see if you want any." So in a reserved business professional kind of way I said, " Yes, I will go over and look." But really to my self I said, "Be still my heart!" I had been hearing them talk about moving stuff out of the house and wanted so bad to go over and even buy some stuff.
I went over to the house and loaded up my truck with large pretty ceremic flower pots.
See how pretty. They all look this good.
Some have dead plants in them. .
And some contain fake flowers.I didn't resist any of them. Isn't this oval one above so pretty. It almost looks like a serving dish.

I ended up with 10 large ones and 4 small ones.
And even a few lamps were loaded in my truck.

These 2 lamps date back from years ago. I like them.
And this one is a pretty light light blue with that embossed design you see. The camera was held crooked because I had to stretch my arm out to get to it to get the picture.
I presented myself very lady like and reserved as I loaded up, Even though I had that flea market/garage sale excitement that comes along with such a good treasure find. And even better because all this was free.
I even got a set of dessert cups and a portable treadmill thingy.

All in a days work!!

gin

5 comments:

  1. wow - - that's some beautiful stuff ! You sure have a NICE BOSS !

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  2. Good haul, Gin! Ha-ha, I can relate to your "business like manner."

    Did you see my reply to you about why I change my clothes so often?

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  3. You got some wonderful goodies. Maybe that was God's way of saying 'stick with these guys awhile longer...'

    On another note....I too agree with what Holly said about relating to a 'business like manner' HA!

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  4. Wow!!! that is a nice boss you have there...I love the flower pots and the other goodies. It was worth going to work that day.
    I didn't see a place for your blog followers to sign up, did I miss it?
    Ginger

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  5. Wow, look at you. Talk about speed shopping! lol Consider yourself tagged. Come see my post from today.
    Tammy

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