I know Sanford had a Son, but do you think he had a Daughter?

Folks, I have taken one step down the slippery slope. The slippery slope that is.....TRASH-PICKING!! (dun dun dun)

Last Wednesday (trash day in our neighborhood) I was out running errands in the morning, before the garbage truck had made all its rounds. I happened to be driving through the neighborhood when something caught my eye...I literally did a three-point turn in the middle of the road to get back to it. I found this dresser sitting out on the curb next to a garbage bin. It looked to be in okay condition, so I hopped out and checked it out a little further--a little wobbly, needs new handles and a new paint job, but otherwise okay.

I've never trash-picked before, so I wasn't sure of the proper etiquette, but I decided to knock on the door of the house to ask if I could have it, just so I wouldn't get reported to the police for garbage theft. No one was home, so I decided to take it, permission or not!

Getting the dresser in the car was a little tricky because I had the stroller with me, so I had to move Maren's chair over, put the stroller on its side in the middle seat with her and then the dresser in the back cargo area. Luckily it is small and light enough so that I could carry it over to the back of the car and slide it in by myself.

Once I get it refinished and have new knobs put on, I'm going to put this in one of my spare bedrooms and I think it will be cute. I was actually on the lookout for a small dresser for the room, and had been watching for a cheap one at thrift stores and garage sales. Lucky for me I found one at my favorite price--Free-ninety-free!

Tomorrow's trash day, so maybe I'll take a quick look through the neighborhood in the morning for any *treasures* people might have mistaken for trash. I've got the fever...the Trash-Pickin' Fever! (hey, isn't that a country song?)