Saturday in the Countryside

We have decided to have the child's medical information reviewed by a specialist, then we'll decide if we'll proceed with it and deal with the finances if and when we get there.  I spoke to some friends, and everyone was really assuring- we can do this- its only advancing the time line by 12 months.  1 fundraiser we were planning for next March, will be out- but we'll find other ways.
Chris and I headed out early to check out a salvage store for house parts.  These are really great places to pick up things for your home, especially if your house is old.   Construction debris is the largest contributer to landfills, picking up salvaged items helps keep this stuff, much of it still usuable, out of landfills.  Of course, we forgot to bring the measurements and the measuring tape.  We still need one interior door, which will slide like a barn door for one of the children's bedrooms.  (We're doing the home study for 2 kids- we always planned on having more than one).  A room isn't really a bedroom, until it has a door.  We saw many good candidates, but couldn't buy any because, this store, like most salvage stores, don't take returns.  They had lots of good stuff, we are thinking of getting interior shutters for the sunroom- its very sunny in there- you can't see the TV until sunset.  This store was 1 1/2 hours away, and we didn't end up with anything, but the day wasn't a complete waste, we came upon some yard sale/ flea markets.  I found this chair:

I have a 2 seater just like it I found some time back, these sell for a lot in town, but they wanted just $2 for it.  Chris found some neat fruit labels, we'll frame for the kitchen.  We also found:

this pyrex set for $3.  I know people collect these- I've seen them on ebay for $20 per bowl.  I am selling them for the adoption fund- a tiny contribution I know.  We also found this light:

for the kitchen, from the same time period as the house was built.  I think that was $30, but still cheaper than Lowes or Home Depot or even IKEA.  I also found a dress for graduation for $2- really $2.  We always dress up for the students' graduation where I work.  Now I need new shoes- only joking.  Chris also found hand tools, like he needs any more, for a dollar a piece.