Shopping in Canton, Texas

This past Thursday I attended the "world's largest flea market" in Canton, Texas. It is a monthly event that starts the weekend of the first Monday of the month...did you get that? Friday would've been the preferred day to go (not as crowded and all the vendors are there as opposed to Thursday when not all the vendors are there), but my M-I-L had to work on Friday night (she's a geriatric nurse, 3rd shift), so Thursday, it was.

We pulled the children around in their red wagon (see previous post of the wagon pictures) so they could take breaks from walking. There were still many vendors to check out and we did lots of walking. The children looked like royalty, seated in their wagon filled with pillows. Jerry bought Gary a toy bell which he rang constantly. It looked like he was announcing our arrival by ringing that bell.

I found some great bargain buys. There were a bunch of tables that had items for only $1.00, but when I went to pay the vendor, he told me that they've been reduced to 50 cents each! Wow! I've discovered that my children love corn dogs. Please, no remarks on what's in a hot dog, thanks. Anyway, they only ate a small portion.

Canton is about a 2.5-hour drive from where we live. By evening, we drove to Gladewater to dine with Larry. Gladewater was about an hour away from Canton. Needless to say, we were all tired by the time we came home. Tired, but happy!

I just want to take a moment to share what's on my mind and heart. Kristi, one of my brother's dear friends, has an almost 2-year-old daughter named Eva who just had a tumor the size of a baseball removed from her chest (behind her heart, close to her spine). Eva underwent surgery in the form of a thorocotomy (incision on the right side of her lower chest) yesterday morning and based on the blog reports, all went well. Here is her blog if you wish to find out more details. Please drop a note of encouragement/support; I'm sure she would appreciate it. No parent should have to go through this.

I'm too choked up to write anymore. Will continue this later.