Victory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well guys I feel like I am an official Fairbanksian...it has taken almost a month but I think I have joined their ranks! What caused this change? Well for two main reasons

First, I got my car winterized this week. Which means heaters have to be placed on the engine so I can plug it in and unfreeze my car. Because without the heaters the car would pretty much be useless. Most parking lots around here have outlets for you to plug your car in while you are in the store or work or at school. So this means that my car now blends in because I have a little plug hanging out:)

See its awesome! Please ignore the VA plates they are about to be replaced!

Secondly, (and this is the major victory) I had my first dumpster find!!!! Yes so excited!! If you have not being reading my blog here is a quick update! In Fairbanks you take your trash to "Transfer sites", and it is very popular for people to roam and dig through trash to find useful stuff. So on Friday I went to throw my trash away, and saw that there was a moving truck there unloading some stuff so I figured it was a good time to check out what others at thrown away. So I meandered over to the where there is a pavilion where people can leave useful stuff. It was a bit crowded; there were probably about 15 people going through the trash. (See I told you everyone does it!) So I was making my way through my eyes landed on it. A sad lonely figure among all the rubble and discarded waste..it called to me. the beautiful Bissell vacuum  was leaning up against a broken chair. I wandered over to it ( I didn't rush afraid that I would draw attention to it and would have to fight someone off of it with a shiv I made out of a lamp), it seemed like new besides being filled with dirt and, MAJOW BONUS, it was only missing one attachment! And then I walked away form it!!! I was all like come on Sarah who is going to throw away a perfectly good vacuum....and then I was like SNAP out of it! It is free you better go get that baby! So I grabbed it, and power walked back to my car like I stole it!! Inside I was doing my saving money dance (think cupid shuffle meets electric slide)! SOOOOOOO excited! I cleaned the filters and wiped it down as soon as I got back to the cabin, and after I let everything dry it was time for the moment of truth! I plugged it in to the outlet that I have on my porch, hit the switch, AND nothing. I was like ughhh such a fail. but did I give up? Nay nay I did not! I plugged in inside on a socket I know works, and BAM! The vacuum came to life!! Score! Free vacuum from the dump!! WINNINGGGGGGGG! SO much WIN!!

Yes someone actually threw this away! P.S~ totally retails at like $100!

 P.S.- Lacy and I found a new pet store that is pretty fantastic! It is called Cold Spot Feed! I picked up a winter coat for Lace on clearance for $22:) and she got an awesome new collar and harness!!