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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marko, post: 583816, member: 210&quot;]Too tired to get up.&nbsp; We don&#039;t do much Easter celebrating, so hubby took me to Wal-mart to stock up on cleaning supplies, then to the Acme to get some food.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been having a run of bad luck lately, but I like to see the silver lining in things.&nbsp; The car threw a strut while I was driving, but I have Triple A.&nbsp; Had it towed and fixed, including getting a &quot;new&quot; (for my car, parts from another state) exhaust system.&nbsp; That was about a thousand dollars, but the silver lining is I was able to get it fixed and I still have no car payments.&nbsp; I love my 1998 Lumina and it has allowed me to put money in a retirement account.&nbsp; I have only had two new cars since 1986.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Then my back was aching, I know my family has arthritis issues and I had an MRI on the lumbar spine 5 years ago.&nbsp; I asked for MRI approval for the thoracic spine this go round, and they found six herniated discs, three in the thoracic, three in the lumbar, plus degeneration, lumbar stenosis, and other issues all around.&nbsp; The silver lining is it is not impacting any systems and I have been going to PT after work and it feels better.&nbsp; Another silver lining:&nbsp; I am a walking barometer.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The taxes were the worst we ever lived through this year.&nbsp; The silver lining is I had planned for it and saved the money up to pay them.&nbsp; Done.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I was doing laundry Friday and the clothes weren&#039;t drying properly.&nbsp; Our dryer died.&nbsp; The silver lining is it was a Kenmore my husband had when I met him 20 years ago (plus it was older than that) and we really got our use out of it.&nbsp; Another silver lining is I made my husband put up a clothes line years ago and I am able to dry my clothes that way until we pick out a new one.&nbsp; I grew up without a dryer or any air conditioning, so it is no big deal for me.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So things are all how you see them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Yesterday the outdoor fair was rained out, so I visited some antique malls.&nbsp; </p><p>I found this GF shell cameo brooch pendant (yeah, she is newer but I think she is so pretty) mixed in with a bunch of resin ones, and it was only $8.&nbsp; The lady also had some sterling earrings for $3 each.&nbsp; We got to talking and I found out she has tons of jewelry she just wants to get rid of.&nbsp; We agreed that I would come up one day in the summer and look at her things.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]175177[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Then there was this antique store going out of business I had never visited before.&nbsp; I saw this $4 necklace, and I think it is cherry amber bakelite.&nbsp; 17 1/2 inches.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]175178[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]175179[/ATTACH] </p><p>Then I visited my consignment shop guy.&nbsp; I got to pet his big chocolate lab, Hershey, and he let me look through a new box of jewelry.&nbsp; Mostly newer stuff, but I got this Christian Dior pin for $2.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]175183[/ATTACH] </p><p>And I got to visit an Amish market I rarely get to and I got the best donuts and some cheesecake for dessert tonight.&nbsp; Life is good![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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