WOW... Well.. Happy Belated Birthday day!
Homeschooling takes a lot of work.. So well done!
I too love to shop in thrift stores.. You would be surprised the scrapping items I have found LOL And way to go on the ring!! I remember buying a toy on ebay a while back for my oldest daughter. It was 15.00. She ended up getting the same one from some one else so I sold it to a collector and they offered 100.00 for it!! LOL Great to get to know you.. even if it is little facts here and there!

Thanks for sharing Cheryl! I LOVE thrift stores too but have never been lucky enough to find anything like you did...lol.

wow wish i had that kind of luck! i am lucky at random contest tho! LOL my kids always say,"you enter mom you"ll win! just entered a site online the other day and won a nice scrapping prize for answering a question!, what kind of cutter do you use? that was it! hey my mom did buy a pair of shoes from a yard sale once and never worn them but took them out a year or so later and inside was $500.00! she couldnyt remember where she got them or she would have taken them back. but i think it was meant for her, cos dad was laid off at the time!

WOW!! 2 'MANLY GIRLS' that aren't afraid to cut up frogs!!! Naw, we're not 'manly', we just GREAT GALS!! I too LOVE THRIFT STORE SHOPPING. I can't even come close to your story though!! I bought a Liz Claiborne dress that fits perfect w/ tags still on for $4.00. HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!

Wow, this is cool stuff....some of it I have to hear more about....

Ok I owe you a comment on your blog and I have been thinkin all afternoon about what to write in my lil ole 100 word essay! So here goes!

Lost & Found

Pity the poor soul
who lost thier treasure!
They looked high and low
up and down for good measure!

It was gone, it was lost
no where to be found!
Everything searched, everything tossed,
every crack, every cranny, even the ground!

A little boy's toy
with a zipper down its back.
Cconcealed a little joy,
a sweet little nick nack.

Just waiting for you
to pick up your find.
That's just what you do
narry a thought in your mind.

That inside that toy
is a precious little gem.
So wear it with joy
or just on a whim!

ok thats all ya get LOL! My brain hurts lol!!!

OMG! Are you kidding me! wow!

Oh gee, we have even MORE in common than loving pink and cats and being 50! I also was once widowed (10 years ago), and he and I used to haunt thrift stores and auctions! And "A Child Called IT"--one of the most moving books I've ever read! I'm enjoying your blog--thanks for sharing.

OMG! Fantastic to find that ring. I guess it was meant for you. Great that you fostered a child. ((hugs))

Wow! You are a youngster! I'm 55! Lucky you finding that ring, did you keep or sell?! You don't have to answer! I love to thrift shop, and I find the coolest things for cheap, cheap! And I guess I had better get back to the library for that book "A Child Called IT". Hugs! Debi :-)

Well, I added the tag thing to my Blog late last night. I was so tired, I don't remember now of I tagged all the ones I named, but I wanted to tag more than that! So I can read and learn about others too!
Loved reading yours Cheryl!! So cool about the ring! And I like the TOY!

God is so good!
Had a great time in prayer with a friend last night!
So tired today, but will go lay down so able to function for appointment later!
I have a prayer request: I would like t o move this summer. I have not once felt at home in this apt, and I'm a make any place my home kind of person who loves to decorate. Please pray God shows me what to do & that provision will come to move. Can't sell off all you own to move when you already did that! LOL! I'd love to have a little house with a yard, but even an apt with a small yard would be great. I NEED sunlight for my health & well being! And want to plant flowers! THANKS!

Wow...what a list..! Nice to see someone else turning 5-0 this year as well! Glad I'm not alone (although you are older than me...teeeheee)!

Interesting story. I'm sure it takes a lot of dedication to home school a child. That is really great that you could "give back" by being a foster care mom. Good things happen to good people..... the ring find. I love to shop our local thrift stores, too. I love the cottage/shabby chic look and find lots of great things to turn into treasure.

So fun to hear about you. I love thrift stores as well. I think I'll keep looking for a treasure like you found. Wowsers!

My 7 random facts

1. I love telling my age. I love to see the shock on peoples faces when they find out how old I really am.

2. I did not get my drivers licence until I was 21 because, and that was only because I did not think any one would believe my age.

3. I did not start driving until I was 35.

4. I was born and raised in Philadelphia.

5. Until I moved out on my own at 25 I never lived any where more then 3 years.

6. I have 2 two younger brothers and my DH has 2 younger sisters.

7. I can't spell very well and am extremely unorganized.

Those are my random facts.

What a great find! I enjoyed reading your 7!

Hi Cheryl,
This was a FUN blog to read! Congratulations on joining the 50 somethings and really neat about the find! I'm all of that plus 5 today :-)
I too, homeschooled my two (once upon a time) and I have lots of wonderful memories :-)

hi cheryl, congratulations , on your great find,you deserve it, good luck, luv scrappy grandma

Did you keep the ring? Do you have a picture of it? I am very curious as to what an $11,000.00 ring found in a toy looks like.

wow girlfriend.It pays to shop at thrift shops huh? Congradulations!!! i am in my early 50's also. u r gifted to have been home school teacher. I am a widow also.