Lupus.

So here's a pretty darn good story.....

involving lupus.

(I'm still laughing thinking about it)

Last week I was driving home & noticed several

boxes of 'stuff' along the side of Hwy 10.

It was NOT a nice house

by any stretch of one's imagination

(as in they built their garage with scrap materials

& there's dirty towels hanging in the windows!)

but I thought hey if it's free

why not check it out.

Worst cast scenario

I can take some stuff home,

clean it,

& try to resell it on craigslist if I don't need it.

So I turned the car around

and pulled over.

The boys asked what I was doing

& I let them know someone is

giving a bunch of good free stuff away!

I started rummaging through boxes

& found a toy train,

a puzzle holder,

learning books for kids,

& much more 'other stuff'

that I threw in my car.

THEN.....

a big hauling truck stopped along Hwy 10

& looked at me as if I was blocking them

from getting into the driveway.

So I waved them around to come on up!

I saw that the truck said Lupus Foundation

but did not think anything of it.

I don't know what I was thinking,

but I was obviously NOT thinking.

I was in my glory

FREE stuff that will keep my kids busy for a day!

Okay, anyway....

Two guys piled out of the truck

& asked if I lived there.

I told them no.

Their tone quickly changed

& they let me know

that this 'junk' was a donation for the Lupus Foundation!!!

AHHHHHHH

I gave them the 'uhhhohhh' look

& started to giggle.

What else do you do

when you're already slightly embarassed you're going through

a junky houses junk

AND

that it was meant for a donation.

Speak of the devil,

I did see a scribbled lupus pen mark on one of the boxes!

HAHAHAHAHA

(no, having lupus is NOT funny,

but it finally clicked that I probably should have known

and that was funny!)

I told them I took a box that I will unload

I said my apologies

and got the hell out of there! 

Because little did they know I had a lovely train & puzzle box

that I desperately wanted.

I know it was not nice of me,

but I figured I know someone with lupus

& they would want my boys to have it!!!!

Here's a picture of the most wonderful train.

I washed it up,

put some batteries in it,

and it makes the LOUDEST noises

and actually puffs smoke!

Adler absolutely loves it

& Luke laughs at it

knowing what I did to get it!

And here's the puzzle holder we desperately needed!

Thank you Lupus, it holds our puzzles nicely.