Tomorrow is my birthday and I'm celebrating it today, Sunday. We started by going to La Note for breakfast, and followed it with a visit to the flea market. I was planning on giving myself a home spa in the afternoon, so I was very happy to find a Conair Body Benefits Bubbling Foot Spa
for $5 (I didn't bargain) - the model seems to be discontinued, but newer versions sell for around $18. So it wasn't a bad deal. This foot spa doesn't get particularly good reviews, as it fails to keep the water warm for longer, but in reality all I wanted was a bucket wide enough for my feet, so the vibration and bubbling actions, imperfect as they are, are just bonuses. I had my first soak today and it was quite relaxing - I put some peppermint oil in the water and my feet were quite soft when I was done. So I'm happy and it's a good birthday present to me.
There is a lady at the flea market that sells fun toys very cheap - I mostly go to the flea market to check out what she has. This time I got a Chicken Socks: How to Make Pompom Animals
book kit, completely new, for $1 (retails for $10), an Into The Forest - An Educational Food Chain Game
, also for $1 (retails for at least $15), which also seems to be brand new, and an older model of the Tomy Mr. Mouth Game
(paid $2, retails for $11.50). The box had been opened, and the previous owner had nicely provided us with a battery, but the plastic bag with the bees had never been opened, so the game clearly had never been played. Pretty cool. I really love that stall!