Schaumburg and Barrington, illinois

We woke up Saturday morning at our favorite campground Walmart.  We decided to look for bikes on craigslist and came across a 100+ house garage sale.  Of course anyone that knows me knows that I couldn't pass that up.  I know all my friends back in California are very jealous!  It was quite the sale.  First, we had to find a place to park a 40ft beast on the busy neighborhood street lined with shoppers and cars.  Luckily we got there early and found a spot.  Dave is mastering the RV driving test.  Then we joined the other 1,000+ people who were walking up and down the numerous blocks in hope of a bargain.  The difference between garage selling in California and garage selling in Illinois is the weather.  It is so sticky hot that you actually want to stop garage selling after sweat is dripping down your neck.  That never happens in Cali.  The only time we stop garage selling is when our wallet and change holder in the car is empty.  I was looking for bikes which I did not find, but I did buy some VHS movies for a buck each.  Good thing our RV is the only house that still has a VHS machine or I'm sure those would have been sucked up by the hungry, bargain early bees.  

After the garage sale we pretty much wasted the rest of our day trying to figure out how to set up a wireless network.  We spent 2 hours at Best Buy and got no-where and another hour and a half at the Sprint store.  By that time the kids were about to lose their minds and take ours with them.  We decided a good meal was the only way to salvage the day.  So we went to Portillos the famous Chicago hotdog hotspot.  We splurged and had shakes with our dogs, burgers and beef sandwiches.  Dad, you would be proud I was the only one to order a dog!  It was delicious.  We decided to head to Willow Creek (the church we are very excited about attending tomorrow) and spend the night in the parking lot.  We just got a bang on the window, but they were very nice and let us stay.  I will tell you all about Willow Creek in the morning.  Goodnight.

Thought of the day - I have decided that their are two types of garage sellers.  There are the people who are out to make money and the people who want to get rid of their stuff.  You will never get a good deal from the first type and you will always get a steal from the second.