Toy Hunt 2008

When it rains, it pours. Today was no exception to the rule. I went to the flea market I mentioned last time with my dad. Only my dad. Alex seems to have gotten a ear infection. At least, that's what it looks like. So, I don't think tomorrow's farmers market flea market will happen for me. I plan to do the most important thing - take my boy to the doctor's to get check out. Hopefully everything will be okay. Glad I have off tomorrow and I can take him. It's 10:40pm and he's sleeping for now. He tends to sleep all night, but last night he woke up about 2am screaming. He'll be okay and his normal happy baby self. Just like this picture while over at my mom's house. Who couldn't love that face? Heck, the older women are all ready lining up for him. It's got to be the hair and the blue eyes. Killer combo!


On with the aftermath of the flea market! So I got lucky! First of all, I didn't think I was gonna find this stuff. I spent 17 bucks. That made me very happy. (the wifey wouldn't kill me for spending oodles of money on toys. Sad thing is, we only hit the major flea market spot in the town. When we left, there were yard sales on both sides of the streets for almost two miles!
We were tired from walking the main part, we both said forget it, and went home. I said to myself Labor Day they do it all over again.

So this is my acquistions of the morning. I'll run down the list -

1. 2 G.I.Joe figures: Gung-Ho in his Marine Dress Blues (fitting for Memorial Day) and Cutter - a figure that goes with the absent W.H.A.L.E. (it's a hovercraft)

2. 2 G.I.Joe vehicles: The S.H.A.R.C. (a submarine like vehicle) and the Phantom X-19 Stealth Fighter. Both were purchased for a dollar each.

3. 3 Transformers: 2 mini-cars (reissues - I look at the company logos) and a Micromaster.

4. The side car for the Stiletto from the toy and cartoon series M.A.S.K.

5. The final item was the G.I.Joe M.O.B.A.T (MOtorized BAttle Tank). Now, I had bought this same item a month ago for the exact same price as I did today ($5), but, the one i got today was in better condition and had it's stickers still on. I'll just use the older one for parts.

So there you go. Oddly, I did see a lot of He-Man toys today. They're nice, but I don't have room for them. That's all I saw. Like I said, they do the same thing on Labor Day. Next time, I hope Alex will come to enjoy the fun. About that farmers market flea market? Well, if the doctor's appointment is later in the day, I think I'll still go with Alex. Unless it rains. I think they're calling for it tomorrow. Ugh. Catch you on the flipside!!

Next Time: Who Really Wants To See My Toy Collections?

Cat, Get Outta Here!! & The Hunt Is On!

This is Enforcer. He loves his parents. Especially Mommy. His thing is to wait until everyone is asleep or on the verge of sleep and walk across their hair. Or lay down beside Mommy. With his behind in her face. He likes to do that also to Daddy as he crawls into bed. There is no way to combat this. If you shut the bedroom door, it gets unbearably warm and you block the only way to get to Alex if there is problem. Enforcer also is an alarm cat. If you sleep past 5, 6, or 7 am, he will walk across you again and lay down beside you to wake you up. But in the end, he's a good cat. Even if he claws you, disturbs your sleep, tortures the world's cutest kitten, Krystal, and gets into stuff he's not supposed to. Yup. He's a pest sometimes, but I love him and glad he's my cat. Though, he thinks he's Mommy's cat and he probably loves her more. Why? Mommy most of the times puts food in the dish, while Daddy cleans the litter box.

It's getting close to Memorial Day Weekend. First, I want to give a shout out to the brave and courageous men and women who have given there all to keep the great land free. Without those who have risked, fought tooth and nail, and died for this country, we would be a land under oppression. Thank you very much, all of you.

So every Memorial Day, in the small town of Landisville, a few miles from here, has what I would think to be the best flea market in the county. They have twice a year, once on Memorial Day and then on Labor Day. When I go this year, I call it a hunt. A Transformer and G.I. Joe hunt.

As you know, I'm a big 80s toy nut with my main collection being Transformers and G. I. Joe. (Sorry, no Joe pictures yet. I'm working on a photographic layout for them.) As you can tell, I got pretty many. I guess what it comes down to is, I'm trying to relive my childhood. It's an adventure trying to find the toys I wanted as a kid. We weren't as lucky as some of the other kids growing up, (but we made due!) and it seemed they had the cool toys. I look back not in jealousy or envy, but more with the sense, do they still have them and if so, are their parents dopey enough to sell them at a stupid price? That's why I love this flea market. Some of these sellers don't realize what they have and sell at a cheap price. I'm not taking advantage of them. They're the ones who don't research the prices of what toys they might have. (Queue the evil laugh) Yeah, sometimes you get someone who knows their stuff. A lot of times they don't and then it's get it before someone else does. The last time wasn't so great. I got some good stuff, but it was far and few between. The biggest thing is it will be Alex's first flea market. I hope he likes it.

Well that's it for this time. I'll let you know how I do. Catch you on the flipside!

Next Time: The Hunt's Results!

Your Answers!

Okay. About three weeks ago I asked those who might stumble upon our blog to question us. Well, let's just say they're all quite interesting. So, without further ado:

ASK THE RIDDLER: THE ANSWERS!!!

1. Anonymous asked: If each of you (individually) could commit an evil (and illegal) act, what would it be and how would you do it?

Answer: Michelle has done something illegal and relatively evil. You know those DO NOT REMOVE tags on sofas? She has removed them from pretty much ALL our furniture. Me? I would dress Alex in New Kids On The Block outfits and force him to listen to NKOTB before bed every night. (hey that's illegal in MY book)

2. The Sarcasticynic questioned: How can I determine the legality of this question?

Answer: Mr. Sarcasticynic (a link to one of his many blogsites is here, check it out!), I feel legality is determined by the gas companies right now. And if the gas prices where you live are lower than the $3.65 we are paying, then this question is more legal where you live than here. (and if you ARE paying less, pooh on you)

3. Another Anonymous (two guys with the same name, who knew?) asked: What are you going to spend your stimulus check on?

Answer: I said, "Let's have a blasty-blast with a keg and cigars and strippers and a band!" Michelle won out and said no and spent it all on gas for her car.

4. The Swarrior (check out Swarr Family Inc and tell Lamar sent ya!) gives us the last one: If you could give a famous person of the past a tour of the modern world, who would it be and where would take them? What are some of the things that would point out to him/her and what do you think his/her reaction would be?

Answer: I would bring back Rodgers and Hammerstein. I'd walk them around Broadway and let them watch all the modern musicals for their opinion. Their reaction would probably be that musical theatre is good but could be better and not as raunchy or filthy as some are.

So there you go. Hope everyone was satisfied. I might do this again in the future. Next time you'll have to post your questions so I can go at it again. Also, if you're on Twitter, follow along to the daily insanity! Catch you on the flipside!

All answers were carefully proof read by the Fun With The Schaeffers Editorial Staff. Unfortunately, they were unable to subdue some of this writer's opinion. So, bleah!

Next Time: The Hunt Is On! or CAT, GET OFFA THERE!!!!