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What Do You Get a 4 year old for His Birthday?

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I am never going to win any parenting awards.  I really did shop ahead of time for my soon to be 4 year old’s birthday.  (We will call him #5.) Number 5.. is a good sweet kid.. just look at those eyes….

                                                                  
                                                                    His Grandma gave him some cash….

I know what he loves.  He loves Batman, Spiderman, Superman, and all those DC Comic things.. Since he’s only 3 (almost 4) I won’t let him have the "big kid" action figures. 

For Christmas Santa brought him a Fisher Price Imaginext Bat Cave.  

                                                                       
                                                                                            #5 Loves the Bat Cave.

But Santa didn’t bring all those super cool action figures like the Joker, Mr. Freeze, The Penguin or Superman.  All of those characters were sold out back then.  

#5 want’s this: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-6-Imaginext-DC-Super-Friends-Batman-Joker-Freeze_W0QQitemZ120399380521

I can’t bring myself to pay $69.99 for some action figures… I’ve searched high and low for these… all over Kansas City.  Nothing.  Maybe he’d like a Barbie instead?  

The price has gone down for the individual pieces on eBay.. Maybe I’ll buy those and we can get them here before Easter?

I’ll leave you with a few funny photos of #5…

                                                                         
                                                                          Here’s is own adaptation of Bat/Super/Spiderman

Here’s what he looked like when he was just a little baby.. four years goes by pretty fast….

                                                             
                                                            Makes makes me want to have 5 more…. (Don’t tell The Man)

Crazy Question of the Week.. or Does This Make Me Look Fat?

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I woke up to this Question from a eBay member:

"I’m going to try and make this question as simple as possible. I am looking for a nurses unifrorm for my halloween costume(yes I believe in getting an early start because my costumes take a lot of effort. I am going to be a lunch lady this year. This costume is what I need. However I am not pregnant, I just need to look fat. I usually wear a 12 -14 dress. Could I fit into this Maternity smock ya think and would it make me look kind of fat like a lunch lady. With an apron on I think I would look pretty cool. Thanks for the help."

Her first comment "I’m going to try and make this question as simple as possible."  I’m thinking.. huh?!?!?.. this chick must know me…  I keep reading and think.. she’s a planner, and a perfectionist, I can respect this.  But the more I think about how to answer this question, the more confused I make myself.

                                                        
                                                        The Maternity Nurse Uniform I am selling on eBay

For once in my life I am feeling like The Man trapped in the crazy questions I ask him.. like "Who’s the first woman you ever loved?" or "Do you like going shopping with me?" or "Do I look fat in this?"  These are no win questions.. set up by a woman who doesn’t really want the TRUE answer anyway. 

So I emailed her back and said: "I think you will achieve the look you are going for in this nurse uniform.  Thanks for looking at my auctions".  See I have learned some diplomacy from The Man in the 15 years we’ve been spending time together on this earth.

What’s Your Office Look Like?

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One question I get asked a lot… Where do you work on eBay stuff? 

I use to work in my basement.  The basement and I had a great relationship until I had child number 4.  That kid really messed everything up.  Like most basements.. ours is a bit cold, and is not finished.  Babies don’t adapt well concrete floors and eBay stuff  to get into at every turn.  

                                                                           
                                                                            My eBay desk when it was in the basement.

So.. we adapted.  I would have him in a baby sling, or the shipping manager would carry him around on her back.

                                                                                              

When that didn’t work.. we tried to get him to model the product…

                                                      

                                                         

When that didn’t work.. I’d put him in lock down..

                                                                              
                                                                                  Look at that face… he didn’t like the playpen

We even hired a babysitter.. but he didn’t have thumbs, so we had to let him go. (We didn’t let the dog go.. we love him)

                                                                            

The Man finally gave in**, and I started putting things in rubbermaid totes and working from the family room.  I used a laptop and and the "remote desktop connection."  I would connect to the computer in the basement and write my items up, then have the shipping manager take the totes downstairs and put the stuff away.  (that shipping manager is such a nice girl)  It made my family room a little messy, but made my children so much happier.  I miss my desk, and a place to keep my paperwork.. Sometimes my family room is a bit overrun with paper and eBay stuff.

It’s been about 4 years, and I’ve been happily working in the family room since. Some days I work on eBay stuff in the school room.. but that’s a whole different topic….

**The Man has a love/hate relationship with eBay junk.  He loves the money but hates the junk.. you know the stuff  being upstairs.  Someday I’ll show you what it looks like before he get’s home…

Happy Birthday to The Man…

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    Happy Birthday Billy!
       
It’s The Man’s birthday..  today’s blog is going to be about him with a little eBay thrown in.  I don’t know how I got lucky and managed to catch him.  For some reason he thinks all my bad qualities are "a piece of cake".  He’s a great husband, father, provider and friend. I am really blessed that he loves me and is SO patient with me.

When I first started selling stuff on eBay in 1998, I didn’t want to tell anyone about it; partially because I didn’t know if I could do it or not.  I loved going to this auction http://www.strickersauction.com

One night I bought a 48" Jenn-air stove top there for  $50.00.  It was brand new, but out of the box.  I bought it to put in our new home (The house that eBay built).  I realized after taking it home, that the HUGE pans I have would  not fit on the burner moduals.  I told The Man I would sell it on eBay… his response? "Who would buy that? and Buy smaller pans!" 


                                                                       
                                              It looked a little like this, but without the grill.. all "smooth" top and electric

His response depressed me a little, but it didn’t deter me from my goal. I put the stove on eBay at auction for 100.00 with a 650.00 Buy it Now.  I realize these sell for more in the store, but I didn’t want to be greedy, and I thought if I could turn it over quickly and make some money I’d be happy.  The Man and I left to go eat dinner with http://stores.ebay.com/btdownhome (she and I are good friends) While at her house I checked on my listing.. and it had sold withint 5 hours of me puting it on! 

I did the happy dance and the I told-you-so-shuffle, all around The Man.  He was pretty happy about the price too.. but being The Man, he just smiled. 

Happy Birthday to my favorite husband and the best father I know…