Last summer I purchased a rickety picnic table with benches at a yard sale for $10. Shawn about croaked since he'd have trashed this thing in a heartbeat. He could not believe I bought such junk, but I couldn't resist the price or the thought of how I'd use it for outdoor tablescapes. That's the main reason I bought it! It's so bloggable! It's warped and wobbly as can be with badly chipped paint (which I happen to like). Well, before we moved I packed up a box full of things just for this table knowing it would be the first one I'd do at our new house. Then, when we moved to the new house, as you might have imagined, Shawn 'accidentally on purpose' forgot to load the picnic table and benches. Needless to say, that didn't work out like he had planned. Thank goodness for teenage boys that are willing to sneak over to the old house and load it up while Dad is gone, and a Mom most willing to drive the getaway van! My rickety, rackety