We enjoyed going to our church's annual Christmas Bazaar, held in the new parish center. (See last year's bazaar here.)
Inside, we saw Granny's Attic, the biggest garage sale in the area. Parishioners donate items, then come to the sale and buy other parishioners' donations. We found some good deals last year but didn't find anything this year. The center also had a silent auction, food sales, and a wine grab. We put a bid on Washington Nationals tickets and bought some cake for a snack.
The cake came with an awesome box which we will most likely reuse for other occasions.
The most fun for the kids was downstairs. Beanie Baby Bingo occupied most of our time. As the name implies, we played bingo in hopes of winning a beanie baby. Our youngest child was mildly upset at not winning his first game but was persistent and won on his third try.
We had a moment of nervousness because two kids declared bingo at the same time. Happily, the organizers gave away two prizes for two winning bingo sheets.
My son found the most macho one he could--a pet named Stinger who is a scorpion!
Back upstairs, I bought two tickets ($20 all together) for the wine bottle draw. I reached in a bucket and pulled two corks which had numbers corresponding to spots on the wine rack behind the table. One number I picked was 50. Since it was a multiple of ten, I got to choose a gift certificate as well! I picked the $15 Panera card. Added to two bottles of wine, I definitely came out ahead.
On our way out, we saw a funny scarecrow.
Later in the day, the organizers called and said we won the baseball tickets, so we will be going to at least one game next year!
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| Bazaar sign on the Keesler Center |
Inside, we saw Granny's Attic, the biggest garage sale in the area. Parishioners donate items, then come to the sale and buy other parishioners' donations. We found some good deals last year but didn't find anything this year. The center also had a silent auction, food sales, and a wine grab. We put a bid on Washington Nationals tickets and bought some cake for a snack.
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| Food and silent auction items |
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| More sales |
The cake came with an awesome box which we will most likely reuse for other occasions.
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| Truly a joyful box |
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| Anticipating the tastiness of the cake |
The most fun for the kids was downstairs. Beanie Baby Bingo occupied most of our time. As the name implies, we played bingo in hopes of winning a beanie baby. Our youngest child was mildly upset at not winning his first game but was persistent and won on his third try.
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| Bingo set-up |
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| Prize tree, much like the lollipop tree |
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| Brothers working together |
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| Trying to be patient |
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| Going up for a prize |
We had a moment of nervousness because two kids declared bingo at the same time. Happily, the organizers gave away two prizes for two winning bingo sheets.
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| Choosing a beanie baby |
My son found the most macho one he could--a pet named Stinger who is a scorpion!
Back upstairs, I bought two tickets ($20 all together) for the wine bottle draw. I reached in a bucket and pulled two corks which had numbers corresponding to spots on the wine rack behind the table. One number I picked was 50. Since it was a multiple of ten, I got to choose a gift certificate as well! I picked the $15 Panera card. Added to two bottles of wine, I definitely came out ahead.
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| Wine draw winnings! |
On our way out, we saw a funny scarecrow.
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| I thought Scarecrow was a villain |
Later in the day, the organizers called and said we won the baseball tickets, so we will be going to at least one game next year!
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