To Ikea & Beyond...

Okay, so yesterday, my friend Jennifer and I had a plan to meet for breakfast at Chick-Fil-A with the girls and let them play. Which we did. BUT, while sitting there talking......we got on the subject of decorating which is something that Jenn can do very well! We decided...over chicken minis & hash browns....to GO to Ikea .......right then! We talked about going "sometime" and we started contemplating times and days that we could go and nothing was working out for us....so now is good! LOL It was so spontaneous and I will admit that I was the one going "well.....I better not go today even though I REALLY wanted to....I had so much to do at home, etc....blah blah blah." Then, I just said......."You know what....if we don't go now, we may never get together and go........so let's go!"

So I parked my car in the back of Chick Fil A and Sarah and I hopped into her car and off we went! It's only about an hour from us........which I didn't realize before or I would have probably redecorated my entire house by now! LOL We had a great time getting to talk and the girls were enjoying each other (for a few minutes!) LOL

We got there and had a great time! They have a children's spot where you can check in your kids over 36 inches who are potty trained and let them play while you shop! It was AWESOME! So, we dropped them at the door and got a lot of looking done without any fighting or hairpulling or tattling! Nice!

Then, I picked up the girls from the playland and they sat in my buggy and played for a few minutes. Soon, they were crying and fussing and we left. It was fun, though!

One thing we should all think about is doing something spontaneous when we get the chance. I am usually spontaneous with things but lately, I've been really kind of worried about keeping a "schedule" all the time. I make lists every day of what I have to get done and where I need to go, what I need to buy for the house, groceries, etc. Laundry, housecleaning...etc. I know though that when I look back on my life someday, I won't remember that day when I stayed home and worked on the house and did the laundry...........but I will definitely remember fun days like when I went to Ikea with my friend. Not that going to Ikea is that big of a deal........but to me.......giving in to spontaneity and dropping everything on my list to do something fun........well that's a big deal! Just don't listen to your mind all the time! Listen to your heart! If you get to the end of the day and look back and think..........I should have done that............then, the next time..DO IT! Just go for it! You'll be glad you did! You don't often hear older people talking about their life and saying....."I wish I'd been less spontaneous...etc."...............but you do hear them say "I should have lived a little more!" Spontaneity Rocks!

I loved going to Ikea and seeing all of the neat stuff! I wish my house looked like an Ikea Magazine! I love how everything looks so clean and a little "funky" at the same time! It's my style....for sure!

This is the new comforter cover I got for Sarah's room! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! It is so cute and whimsical and just makes you want to play by looking at it! I also got the bed tent. SO inexpensive and SO adorable!

This is photos of a kitchen/living area that I LOVE! I wish my kitchen looked JUST like this! I especially love the wall gallery by the dining area! So cute and personal! I also love this red and orange mixed together. Different and fun!

There's feathers in my coffee & glitter on Todd's boots!

Just a typical Tuesday morning, here! LOL Last night, I stayed up until 3 a.m. making costumes (that I sell on ebay, etc.) and this morning when we woke up, the first thing me and Sarah wanted to do is a fashion show for Daddy! He's a fan! So, Sarah walks into the living room to see all of the newest creations....Snow White.....a Ladybug.....a Rhinestone Cowgirl........ALL complete with glitter spray that I stood outside on our sidewalk at about 2 this morning spraying generously! Let's just say that the walk to our front door is a little happier now! haha If it were brick....you would expect Oz himself to greet you at the front door! But it's just glittery concrete!

Now, I, being the girly girl that I am LOVE glitter and feathers and all that glam stuff! Well, Todd....let's just say that this is probably his LEAST favorite time of year! From now until actual Halloween when I stop making these pesky glitter and feather adorned concoctions of tulle and ribbon! So, he saw Sarah as a ladybug last night after he had already climbed in the bed and turned out the lights. I couldn't STAND it and took her in there to show him! He thought it was cute and then we let him go to sleep after which I got Sarah in bed as well! Jason was already long gone! LOL But Sarah, she knew mommy was making beautiful things and she just HAD to be a part of it!

This morning, Todd saw Sarah as a glittery cowgirl and then Snow White! She went in our room and glitter followed. Past Todd's freshly ironed clothes and his boots. I assured him that it comes right off and it did, thankfully. I can just see him walking around job sites trying to rent them equipment with glitter on his shoes. Can you see Todd being called "Twinkle Toes"!? That would NOT be good............for me! LOL (But it may be a wee bit funny, I have to admit!)

Well, after a good brushing off, he left for work down the glittery path that led to his truck. I know this man loves me. That is no question! haha I sat down for my coffee and went to take a drink and there was a tiny black feather floating in the top of it...which I fished out with my glittery finger. I'll be fine. I'm sure I've swallowed a few feathers and some specks of glitter by this point! I'm just glad it was my drink and not his!

I know it's hard for him to live with me sometimes because along with me there's glitter, feathers and more messes associated with my madness but he manages somehow! Even if when he sweeps, feathers fly and when he leaves for work, he's covered in glitter. It could be worse.......I could be a spider researcher or snake enthusiast or something crazy like that..................but I make tutus and hairbows! So shoot me!

UP and At 'em!

Well, we are up and going! I am so excited! I made a schedule and everything and we are ahead of schedule! Yea! I got up at 5:30....had my coffee and quiet time.....got the kids up at 6 and they rolled right out! Of course, I had pancakes ready (the microwaveable kind) and the table was set! They ran to the dining room. I got them each a card and they loved reading them! I sat and had more coffee with them as they ate and they both cleared their plates! Jason ate THREE pancakes! Unusual! Yea!~

Then, we cleaned the table and piled up on the sofa to read a few books. We read 3 books and one of them is PERFECT for any mom or grandma to read to their child. I cried as I read it to them almost! It was so touching! The name of it is "Wishes for You" by Tobi Tobias. If you ever see it, get it! I checked it out from the library and now I want to find it to buy it! It goes like this...

"I hope you will have moments when you're so happy, you'll feel the sun is shining from inside you. I hope you will have the strength and spirit to deal with bad things when they come your way. I hope you will be lucky. I hope you will always be curious. I hope you will never forget how to be silly. I hope you and I will have adventures together - just the two of us. I hope you will love to read. I hope you will learn how to make things with your hands. I hope you will want to make your body strong and quick and beautiful and enjoy the way that feels. I hope you will love one special person more than anyone or anything in the whole world. I hope that, one day when you're grown up, you will have a child - different than you, but just as wonderful. I hope you will love being alone sometimes. I hope you will know what you think and feel and not let other people tell you. I hope you will be able to tell your favorite people the secrets of your heart. I hope you will always be part of a family. I hope you will always remember me and know how much I love you. "

I thought those were such great wishes for a child! The kids loved it! The other book we read was tailored to our morning, also which was called "Hey, PANCAKES!" It was funny and cute! They had fun! Then, we made beds, straightened our rooms and got dressed. Now, it is 7:15 and I am sitting here blogging! The kids are ready and hanging out. Jason has been playing his guitar for a bit to practice! (He gets to take it to school tomorrow!)

I am going to leave in a few minutes to take him to school and for the first time.....I'm not walking him to his class. So, I am sure I will cry after he gets out of the car. That's a big step....but I'm a big girl and I will be fine! :) Now, when SARAH leaves for school and then grows up to not need me to walk her to class..................well that's another blog! Hope you all have a greatly blessed day!

School is starting in the morning!!!! Yea! I'm ready!

Well, Jason starts the fourth grade in the morning! While I am both happy & sad about this, I realize how fast he is growing up and what a wonderful little man he is becoming. I had thought about putting Sarah in preschool this year and then realized she would have 2 more full years before going to kindergarten because she's a September baby...so I decided to keep her with me for one more year! I am going to teach her a lot of stuff this year, though! We have a schedule made up of what she is going to learn and I've made little lesson plans for her and we are going to spend time every day (with exception, I'm sure) learning and growing in brain power! She is like a sponge right now! Everything you tell her (and some things you don't want her to hear)....she remembers...........and repeats...................sometimes at the most embarrassing moment...........for me. LOL

She heard me tell someone she was like a sponge and she said "Mommy, I'm not YELLOW!" Clearly, we watch too much Spongebob Squarepants at our house! haha I am excited about teaching her this year! I have her folder made up and ready for tomorrow....something I will have to do every night or a week in advance to stay prepared and motivated! Tomorrow, we are working on the letter A and the number 1. Seems appropriate being that it is our first day! LOL But the next day... bet you can't guess what it is...............you did.................it's B and the #2. Man, sometimes I am so predictable!

Jason is thrilled to be going to his brand NEW school tomorrow! It looks like a high school! He got a GREAT teacher this year, too! She has already asked him to bring his electric guitar on the 2nd day of school to rock out in the classroom for them! He's on cloud nine! Today, he picked out his clothes, gathered all of his stuff, etc. He is ready! He even went to bed without a fight at all! Excellent! Just the way I like it! Now if I could learn to go to bed at a decent hour, we'd be making some progress, I suppose! Too bad! That's probably not happening any time soon!

I am ready for the morning! I have everything laid out, lunch is packed and in the fridge, house is straight, Sarah's work is in her folder and ready and I set the table and got each of them a card to commemmorate this special day! (I do that a lot!) LOL I am making their favorite breakfast...pancakes! I guess you could say as Spongebob would say...'I'm ready......I'm ready.............I'm ready!"

For all of you moms who are sending yours off tomorrow as I am to levels you can't believe are already here..........and those just putting them in kindergarten for the first time............I know what you're feeling. For the moms of the older ones....it's that "I know I can't kiss and hug them goodbye in front of their friends and it breaks my heart!" For the moms of the younger ones....ist the "I can't believe my baby is not a baby anymore and is going to school!" Pretty soon, I'll be posting photos of Jason's first car, his prom, graduation, etc! It sounds silly, but we are halfway there already! The only advice I have for you today is...............enjoy it. Today is here. Deal with it. Love it and hopefully, it will love you back!

Yes, I may be crazy!

You've heard people say it.......every day, probably...."Are you crazy!?" I know I've heard that before! LOL Well, I have decided my new answer is going to be "Maybe!"

I have decided to "embrace" my craziness because it is by craziness alone that I get ANYTHING done! Yes, I'm crazy because I was up at 4:30 a.m. and couldn't sleep and just HAD to get up and make a tutu. Now, that....in itself..........may cause people to think I'm crazy. Okay....I'll give you that one!

I may be crazy because I cannot stop thinking of ideas and things to make and create! I lay in bed and think about themes, parties, tutus, hairbows, costumes, decorations, blah....blah...blah.

Most people lay in bed and think about important stuff like "the meaning of life" or "saving for college"............I don't worry about those things. I have always tended to let the small stuff be what I worry about and the big stuff....I know God will handle! He always has and He always will. All you have to do is let him and so, I'm good with that!

It seems like every day, I am creating.....whether in my mind or in actual life. Creating memories, creating dinner, creating a pile of folded laundry, creating a tutu, hairbow, costume, creating a colored page in a coloring book or creating children's games for them to play, creating ways to organize, creating everything!

I have been called creative on more than one occasion and I've never really "taken credit" for my creativity. I am just so thankful and blessed when I create something that makes someone else happy and in return.........I make myself happy. It's a never ending circle, really! LOL

I have a quote that I just LOVE.........."As you think, so you are. As you dream, so you become. As you create your wishes, so they create you!" - Wendy Garrett I saw it online once and it just stuck with me! It's a great quote for me because I try to think positive....and I am a positive person.....I dream big things for my life.....and my life seems to get better every day.....I create things I wish for myself and my family.....then those things keep me up at night forcing me to create more!

I'm not saying my life is absolutely perfect....nobody's is. I have bad days, days where I create nothing or even think about it. I definitely go through "spurts". However, when people dwell on those kinds of days and those kinds of things..........that is what they become. I choose to dwell on the happy things and even if something doesn't work out...........I just try something else and move on. You can't change the past and plans for the future rarely work out the way you planned, so I am going to live in the moment....LIVE FOR TODAY....because it's this one day that you can truly live for!

A little deep for 7:22 a.m. on a Sunday morning.................but I've done my preaching....now I'm going to create my 2nd tutu set for the day before I go to church and hear some preaching myself! Have a blessed and wonderful day!

Mommy Genius, Indeed!

Okay, guys! There are no photos on this posting, but I feel I have tapped into a much underutilized tool for mommies everywhere! The McDonald's Playland in the morning! There are hardly ANY children there in the mornings....they have breakfast there....great coffee...and booths where you can sit and make menus, grocery lists, read a magazine or take the laptop and get some things done online like paying bills, etc. McD's has Wi-Fi in most areas as well! Okay, I got up this morning and told everyone to get dressed! They were thrilled to hear we were going to McDonald's for breakfast! That never happens! LOL

We arrived, ate breakfast together and then they played.....and played.....and played. We were there for over an hour and they never got bored. I made up an entire menu for the month of September! Then, we went to the library afterwards! We were home before 11:30 and so I still have all day to straighten the house, cook dinner, etc.! I think this will be the new plan every month. Usually, I stay up late at night to work on the menu because I can't concentrate with the kids asking for something every 30-45 seconds! LOL NOW, I can get it done during the sunnier hours of the morning! Yea, me! I feel like a genius....sure! You should try it!

It would even be great if you just need a "break". I have taken them in the afternoons before and took a new magazine I wanted to thumb through and read. I got them an ice cream and then let them play while I sat and enjoyed some much needed "quiet" time.

I have noticed a difference in some words that take on totally different definitions once you are a mommy....

Quiet Time:

Pre-Mommy Definition: Silence. No noise of any kind.

Post-Mommy Def: That 3-5 minutes per day when you can't hear anyone yelling or running through your house tattling. A time when nobody is speaking directly at you.

Fun:

Pre-Mommy Definition: Going to the movies, out to dinner, to a party, socializing with other adults with like interests.

Post-Mommy Def: Any activity that involves entertaining very short people after which you do not have to clean up. Example: other people's kids' parties, playlands, parks, etc.

Grooming:

Pre-Mommy Definition: Taking time each day to look your best including taking a nice hot bath or shower, shaving your legs, washing, blow drying and fixing your hair, choosing clothing ensembles that are flattering and pleasing to the eye, applying makeup in a leisurely fashion.

Post-Mommy Def: Putting on deodorant daily.

Cleaning:

Pre-Mommy Definition: The time of the week when you take a moment to dust, vacuum, mop & sweep. About 2 hours.

Post-Mommy Def: Never ending scrubbing, wiping, vacuuming, dish washing, dusting, peeling, windexing, ironing, laundering, stain-removing and plunging.

Daytime Television:
Pre-Mommy Definition: Any time you are at home during the day and are able to catch up on your favorite soap opera or hgtv show!

Post-Mommy Def: Barney, Dora and Little Bear.

Dates:

Pre-Mommy Definition: A day or night when you go with your significant other to dinner, a movie, concert or some other attraction of interest. Romantic.

Post-Mommy Def: A time in which you schedule after much difficulty to have 2 hours alone with your significant other while paying someone to watch the tiny people who live in your house.

Shopping:

Pre-Mommy Definition: A time when you enter a store and leisurely shop for items you want or didn't know existed that you cannot live without. Often done with a friend or family member.

Post-Mommy Def: Wrestling 1 or more children into a seat of a buggy while rushing through the aisles before the meltdown begins and you leave with only half of what you HAD to have at the store. Usually takes place most often at Wal-Mart or Target.

Crafting:
Pre-Mommy Definition: A time in which you sit and make jewelry, scrapbooks or other crafts of many variations.

Post-Mommy Def: Macaroni noodles, fruit loops, shoestrings, finger paints and crayons.

Working:

Pre-Mommy Definition: The time during the day or night in which you go to your place of employment and preform duties in which you are rewarded with a paycheck.

Post-Mommy Def: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year in which you work endlessly and are rewarded with sticky kisses and sweet hugs and smiles and the most amazing words in the world "I love you, mommy".

Today's Agenda...Cook lunch for 100 hungry construction workers & visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris!

Well, last night at the dinner table, Todd so innocently asks me what I have planned for tomorrow. (today) I had plans for my friend, Tosha to keep Sarah so I could do something fun with Jason and get some house-cleaning wrapped up, too. He then asked me if I could get someone to keep Jason as well. I shivered at the thought of something exciting to do for he and I! Did he get the day off and wants to spend it with me doing fun stuff as a couple.....is there something great going on that I could go do if I had a babysitter for both kids....what wonderful thing is he fixing to ask me to do tomorrow!? OH THE EXCITEMENT AND ANTICIPATION! Then, he dropped the bomb on me....he has to cook for 70 hungry men at a construction site in Oklahoma! Hmmmmm......not my idea of a "fun" day....but time with my hubby helping him doing something he had to do sounded good to me! SO, I got the kids tended to with the help of some very sweet girlfriends who were more than happy to lend a hand! THANKS TOSHA, KIM & REGINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, we had to leave our house by 8:30 or 9...........didn't happen. We were running a bit behind. Like an hour. SO, we had to stop at a Wal-Mart to get all of the food for the event. It was the closest thing to that show "Supermarket Sweep" that I'd ever been involved in! BUT there was no grand prize at the end of the show! LOL We divided and conquered and bought stuff to make 120 burgers and 64 hot dogs including all the 'fixins' in a matter of less than 25 minutes!

I felt pretty accomplished to say the least! We got to the site and Todd started cooking and I set up everything else. We got it done. It was hot, we were tired and we finally finished up around 1:45 this afternoon. When we got back in the truck, I started reading a magazine while Todd made some sales calls around the area. Then I passed out for a while and had a much needed nap!

A bit later, Todd stops the truck and wakes me up and says "THERE IT IS!" I woke up and looked out my window and we were stopped in front of the Eiffel Tower. Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE ANYTHING to do with Paris or New York. Both places of which I've never been to. (which may explain the infatuation! LOL) I have a feeling though that someday when I get to go...........I WILL LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST KNOW IT! So, he went to show me the Texas version of the Eiffel Tower! I took a photo without the red cowboy hat on top to pretend I was really in Paris.................but I love the ones I got! They turned out perfect and the sky was beautiful today!!!

All in all, I suppose it was a great day! I spent the whole day with Todd, got a small nap, saw the Eiffel Tower, took some great pics and went to Sonic! I'll chalk this up as a good day, sure!

Afternoon Movie...

Yesterday, the kids and I sat in the living room, piled up on the sofa with blankets and popcorn and watched a movie! No phone. No computer. No noise other than us laughing and acting silly! We had fun and the movie was great! We watched Nim's Island! Awesome movie! Jason watched it THREE times! It is so cute. Took a few funny pics of us. No makeup.....sorry! LOL

Bedtime at our house....

This is a typical bedtime at our house. Sarah and I pile up in the bed first and read about 6 or 7 books. Seriously . 6 or 7! Every night! Then, we go brush teeth, etc. and climb back in bed. Jason comes in to tell her goodnight and they laugh and act silly and then I make him get out of her room so she can go to sleep. She says her sweet prayers and then off to dreamland she goes. Jason follows with his reading and prayers, etc. This particular night, I took photos of how cute they were together. Sarah was howling at Jason's acts of complete silliness! I love the look of sheer joy in their eyes!

Moms....Has THIS ever happened to YOU!?

I'm sure it has! What's funny is that the door was unlocked and she didn't even try. She just immediately dropped down and stuck her fingers under the door! LOL She cracks me up sometimes!

Brother's "beefin" up and Sister thinks she's getting muscles, too!

Jason is all of the sudden into trying to "get muscles!" EVERY day, he has been getting my canned vegetables out of the pantry and lifting them 20-30 times with his arms. I will say, the first time I saw him walk to the pantry and grab 2 cans of green beans, I nearly fainted. I thought mommy thoughts such as "OH! He's hungry and FINALLY wants his veggies!" and "Oh, how nice....Jason is going to re-organize the pantry!" Not even close! haha

Instead, he is "beefin' up"! Well, ANYTHING he does, Sarah has to try to do it and do it better or faster than him. It really cracks me up to see her showing her "Muscles"! You should hear her say "muscles". It really is hilarious.

So, tonight, Jason and Sarah ate spinach leaves at dinner (with ranch dressing) and baby carrots! They just wrapped the spinach around the carrots and chowed down! I was so proud! They've always eaten the carrots, and Sarah will eat ANYTHING you put in front of her but Jason....wellllllll.....let's just say .......that's a whole other blog! LOL But, he ate the veggies in hopes of getting muscles! He started showing off his newly developed arm bulges after dinner! Well, Sarah showed hers TOO! Then, they wrestled a little bit and then they hugged and made silly faces! It was cute!

Sarah had on her super girly pj's which made it that much funnier!

Masterpiece: the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman

One of Sarah's new FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WORLD is the Fancy Nancy book series. They are truly wonderful books and she truly loves me reading them to her! They are so cute! They are written about a little girl named Nancy who is the only fancy person in her family. She struggles with trying to make everything fancy and wanting fancy things. She says "It's hard being the only fancy person in the family!" One thing about that for Sarah is that she DOES NOT have that problem! LOL (Her mommy tends to lean a teeny bit to the fancy side, too! wink...wink!) One thing that I love about the books is the words that are used. Fancy Nancy uses words like "Spectacular" and says "that's a fancy word for great" and "Masterpiece", "Merci"..."That's French for Thank You!" Sarah is getting a great love for vocabulary through these books. We talk about the meaning of the words and then I try to use them in my speech and show her in a "hands on" sort of way what they mean. Yesterday, I worked on "masterpiece". I figured the best way to show her is to let her and Jason make their own masterpieces with paint. She was so excited. We went to Hobby Lobby and picked out all of the colors of paint for her and Jason. We bought paintbrushes, canvases, etc. Then, last night, after dinner, I let them take over the dining room. I was amazed at how long it entertained them. Sarah kept saying "Look at my masterpiece!" Excactly the result I was looking for! Then, Jason wanted to finish his without me watching him so he could surprise me so I explained the rules and left the room. Well, he finished quickly and came to show me and as for me explaining the rules.....Sarah must have been too caught up in her masterpiece to notice that part! LOL When Jason went back to the dining room, he screamed! Sarah had also painted a "masterpiece" on the tabletop and on the nearby white wall! Thankfully, the table is glass, the paint is washable and so is Sarah! Imagine if kids weren't washable. Imagine if they stained like our clothes do! Whew....they would look really awful! There would be tiny and large memories all over their skin of how things went down when mom wasn't in the room. LOL Mustard, ketchup, pagetti sauce, peanut butter, jelly, popcicle drippings, koolaid, markers, paint, nail polish...you name it! Every child would truly be a walking masterpiece of life! But they are washable. And all we have to remember the times that they get truly filthy are photographs. I'm claiming both of my little munchkins as my masterpieces in life! I am spending a lot of time to make sure I get all of the colors and elements into these two works of art that I want to shine through when I'm finished. True, sometimes, the blank canvas appears through all of the painting I've done and it gets all messed up and I have to paint over it and fix it for them.........but that's what makes a masterpiece! Sometimes having to fix it and tweak it turns it into something more beautiful than you ever thought possible in the first place. Below are photos of my 2 masterpieces creating their own masterpieces. Sarah learned a new word. Jason painted me a heart instead of a car or train which shocked me and the walls did come clean! (Thanks to Mr. Clean Magic Eraser with whom I could NOT live without!) I hope you all have a great day today!~ Make it your masterpiece!

Sarah's Bedtime Prayer...

Tonight, after we had already read about 4 books, sang, said our prayers, etc. at 11:15 p.m. and started bedtime at 9:45 p.m.............I heard these words from my precious daughter in her room...

"Dear God, I went to Miss Tosha's today. She loves me and Jesus. She misses me. And my mommy and daddy and bubba love me. And my whole family loves me and I love them. I love Jesus and Jesus and God loves me. My mommy gets me books at the library and gives me snacks. My whole friends love me and I love them. Thank you for my whole world. Amen."

Sometimes, the best prayers are the simplest ones from the mouths of children. I held her and cried and she said "Why are you sad at my prayer?" I told her I was happy and that it was the best prayer I've ever heard!!!

Early Morning Shopping!

Coffee & Granola Mix ....that's how we roll! LOL

Don't laugh at us! I think we look pretty good for 6 a.m. on a Saturday!

Clearly, I've already had too much coffee already! Cheesin' it up! LOL

Today, I got up at 5:30 a.m. on a SATURDAY to go Garage Sale-ing with my good friend, Tosha! It was so much fun! I had my clothes laid out and the coffee pot set for 5:30! Got up, got dressed, drank coffee as fast as possible without burning my mouth and was out the door at 5:57 a.m. to wait for her to pick me up at 6 with 2 coffees in hand and ready to roll!

We only went to about 5 or so garage sales but I got some fun stuff! I got Sarah the entire Sweet Street Dollhouse collection that included the house, candy shop, dance studio, etc. and ALL the people and furniture, etc! It is so cute! It was only $8 and new at the store is nearly $100 for all the pieces and accessories! AND it looks BRAND new! Not only that, we can still add to it because it's not an old toy and they still make stuff for it! She loves it and has played with it nonstop since I got it home! I also got her a funny leopard print phone to play with and a brand new still in the package disney princess sleeping bag! (For A BUCK!) WOOHOO!

I also got a whole set of huge cafe' mocha style coffee cups with saucers that are SO cute! AND I got the kids a disco ball that plugs in and puts colored lights all over the walls for $.50 cents! I got a like new scooter for Jason for $1 and a spy gear set that alarms if someone opens his door that works through walls up to 75 feet that has never been opened for $1. I did great!

I also picked up some dress up clothes for Sarah that were so fun and were $.50 each! I had so much fun with Tosha and we were home by 8:30! WOW! What a successful morning! When I got home, Todd & Sarah had just woke up and Jason was still in bed so I did a lot before they even got up!

AND I spent only about $14 all day! Woohoo!

Garage Sailing is so much fun! (Tosha is a PRO and had it mapped out and everything! I was so impressed and can't wait to go again!!!)
Sarah playing with her new cell phone and dollhouse set! Having fun!