We got up at 3am, so that we could leave at 4am, so we could be in Canby at 8am for the "big" swap. Well, actually it was big in previous years & run by a different group than the one that ran it today. There was hardly anyone there, maybe a quarter of the vendors we're used to seeing there was all. We were mightily disappointed. Michelle did find a nice picnic basket, Gregg bought a few car parts he was looking for, and Riley got some pliers and a measuring tape for her toolbox. Poor Doug didn't find anything he wanted.We left there at 9:30am...on the way home we have to go through Eugene. The kids really wanted to go to Toys-R-Us. Since it was way early & the swap meet was so disappointing we went. Here I am posing w/a cousin & some giraffes in Animal Alley...that is a fun place. Riley found a stuffed bunny and some Little Pet Shop dogs, Michelle got some baby stuff for an upcoming Great-Niece and friend's granddaughter...again Doug found nothing he wanted & neither did Gregg.
We stopped in Cottage Grove for lunch at Carl's Jr (Gregg's favorite place to get a burger), then we checked out a car lot that usually has a lot of fun vintage cars on it...there were a few cars, not as many as usual, but the lot was closed. We then went to The Dollar Tree...Riley & Doug both got some snacks for the ride home, so did Gregg, come to think of it. Michelle got some more baby stuff (she loves baby stuff).
Once back on Hwy 38 we stopped at junk store in Drain. Riley found a teddy bear she wanted & Michelle found a Mon Chi Chi puppet and a Flatsy doll. Then we stopped in Winchester Bay at a lighthouse store that is owned by an old friend of Gregg's. This place was amazing! Everything in it is really lighthouse related! I found some cute little resin lighthouses of our local lighthouses that I wanted, but Michelle says I have enough stuff for right now & she doesn't want to have to build me a new house right away...but, my birthday is coming up next month & I know what I'm campaigning for!
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