A Miraculous Find at Goodwill!

I stop in at the local Goodwill store every now and then if I happen to drive by it and have a  few extra minutes.  This happens perhaps (at most) once a month.  Earlier this week I returned some library books and took the "back way" home which took me by the store.  So I wandered in to see what I could see.  The first thing I saw was a big sign that said "50% off on everything".  The next thing I saw was an odd looking wheelchair parked near the sign.

I took a few steps, then suddenly stopped.  What WAS that?  I went back to the odd looking wheelchair and inspected it further.  It had a long section with a third wheel and lots of gears and things.  Hmmmmmm.... very interesting.  I checked the sign again.  Sure enough it said that everything was 50% off.

I quickly walked the rest of the store just in case something else jumped out at me then got out of there in record time.  When I arrived home I told my husband about what I had just seen, and asked him to quick go back and look at it.  I told him the price that I *thought* I saw listed on the thing.

Ethan arrived back home just as I was getting dinner on the table, so I quick stepped out to ask what he thought about this unusual wheelchair thingy.  The first thing he told me was, "You missed a zero on the price."  Oh dear.  That kind of makes a difference.  I commented back, "Well, that still isn't awful, perhaps we should get it anyway."  What I didn't realize was that he was a step ahead of me and had already researched these unusual wheelchairs and knew their (very hefty) pricetag.  He said, "It was actually a VERY good deal and I bought it!"

So then we had to get through dinner with me so excited I could hardly swallow.  As soon as we were finished eating we told Isaac he should go outside to see a surprise.  Now our boy's English is coming along nicely, but that was one word he didn't seem to know.  After explaining the word surprise we got him out of the house and onto the porch where he saw this...

It has hand pedals and brakes.

After we explained how to use it we got out the bike helmets.  Our Prince did not like the helmet, and that is one of the few complaints we have heard from him since he's been home!  Still, like it or not, this family wears helmets when we bike. (NOTE: As I say that I have to giggle to myself, because generally this family also wears SHOES when we bike.  I TOLD you I was excited!  I see photographic evidence that I neglected to tell him he should put his shoes on!)

Our Prince is quite athletic and I've been praying for something he can do to satisfy that "need for speed" in him.  In fact one of the first things he asked was, "Maybe I can race?"  LOL!  I cannot express how excited I was to see Isaac out biking with his sister!  One thing our family has loved to do in the not so distant past is bike on the trails close to our home.  We recently got notice that it is nearly Jen's turn for a modified tricycle sponsored by a local group (very similar to the bike she rides while at therapy - see a few posts back).  So I'm looking forward to lots of fun family times biking this summer!