3/1/16 Tuesday

We had a fairly busy day at the store today: 105 customers and about $580 in sales.  Dave and Rhonda took the van and cart and went to pick up aluminum cans (Habitat gets money for the cans.  I am so glad we have a deposit on soda cans in CT).  They took the cans to the recycler.  He is a sheep farmer and does recycling on the side.  They then went to Monte Vista and picked up a stove, dishwasher, a hope chest, a bicycle, a large mirror and assorted other items from two private homes.  Quite a few of the items sold as soon as we got them priced.  A customer that came in last week, came back again today with a large bone he found on this property.  Dave looked at it and determined it was a mammoth vertebra.  I will include the photo I took of it.  Dave and I ran to the grocery store after work.  We didn't see any new animals today, but I will put a few pictures on of the ReStore.  The weather has been lovely - 20's at night and low 60's during the day - quite pleasant.  I am a bit jealous as Dave saw a half dozen cranes while out in the truck.  We may go after work tomorrow to see the cranes as I am feeling deprived (or maybe depraved?).  Tonight we had mozzarella crusted chicken for dinner - yummy!