OK SO WE AND EVERYONE ELSE WE KNOW ARE READY FOR US TO GET THE CALL. I WAS REALLY HOPING TO TRAVEL BY NOW SO WE CAN BE HOME WITH OUR DAUGHTER TO ENJOY ALL SUMMER HAS TO OFFER CHERRY FEST, FAMILY REUNIONS, LONG WALKS ON THE BEACH, GOING TO OUR CAMP AND EATING SMORES (OH IS OUR LITTLE GIRL IN FOR A TREAT DADDY LOVES MAKING SMORES). IF WE HAD OUR DAUGHTER TODAY SHE COULD HAVE ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY AND THIS HUGE PLAYGROUND (PICTURED ABOVE) THAT IS JUST ABOUT IN OUR BACKYARD. WE WALKED THE DOGS ON THE BAYFRONT TODAY, WATCHED THE TROUT FISHERMEN, FEED THE DUCKS AND WATCHED THE CHILDREN RUN ALL OVER THE PLAYGROUND I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE MY LITTLE GIRL AND WATCH HER RUN AND JUMP AND PLAY. WE FINISHED OFF THE DAY AT DAIRY QUEEN THEY HAVE SOME OF THE BEST ICECREAM IN THE STATE!!! BUTTERFINGER BLIZZARD YUM YUM
ON THE ADOPTION FRONT:
OUR HOMESTUDY CASE WORKER CALLED FRIDAY THE PAPERWORK WE NEED TO COMPLETE WILL BE IN THE MAIL MONDAY. WE NEED OUR MEDICALS UPDATED THE REST SHOULD BE MAKING COPIES OF THINGS SO I HOPE TO HAVE EVERYTHING DONE FAIRLY QUICKLY.
NOT MUCH ELSE GOING ON I THINK TONITE I'LL SORT OUT A BOX OF CORN FLAKES AND SOME CHEETOOS TO SEE IF ANY RESEMBLE A STATE OR LOOK REMOTELY LIKE ANYTHING I CAN SELL ON E-BAY. $1350 FOR A CORN FLAKE IF I CAN FIND 3-4 OF THESE BABIES IT WOULD PAY FOR OUR AIRFARE TO KAZ
Virginia sisters sell Illinois-shaped corn flake for $1,350 on eBay
Associated PressPublished: 3/22/2008 8:11 AMSend To:
Two sisters from Virginia sold their Illinois-shaped corn flake on eBay Friday night for $1,350.
"We were biting our nails all the way up to the finish, seeing what would happen," said Melissa McIntire, 23. "There's a lot of relief involved."
The winner of the auction, which lasted more than a week, is the owner of a trivia Web site who wants to add the corn flake to a traveling museum.
"We're starting a collection of pop culture and Americana items," said Monty Kerr of Austin, Texas. "We thought this was a fantastic one."
Kerr owns TriviaMania.com and said he will likely send someone to Virginia to pick up the flake by hand, so it won't be damaged. This isn't the first corn flake that Kerr has tried to buy. He said he purchased a flake billed as the world's largest, but that by the time it was delivered it had crumbled into three pieces.
McIntire and her sister Emily, 15, listed the corn flake on eBay last week, but eBay canceled the auction saying it violated the Web site's food policy.
The sisters restarted their Ebay auction, advertising a coupon redeemable for their corn flake, instead of the cereal itself.
The McIntires said they'll likely use the money for a family vacation.
Copycat items have popped up on eBay, including corn flakes shaped like Hawaii and Virginia. There's also been a potato chip shaped like Florida, and Illinois corn flake paraphernalia, including T-shirts and buttons.
1 comment:
It amazes me that people waste that kind of money on something as stupid as a cornflake when there are so many worthwhile charities that could use the money to do good.
I know how you feel about wishing your little one was home so you could be doing all the things you dream of with her. It will happen for you and trust me, it makes all the waiting worth it!
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