I never thought it would come to this... 2nd try

After all, I'm the one who resisted Myspace & Facebook because I didn't have anything interesting to say. And who knows, I still may not have anything interesting to say! I stole this idea from Crystal Pie & her Holsted Boyz blog.

We've had a very busy weekend & it has hit me that summer is pretty much over. Saturday Jaci & I got up, got our junky clothes on, grabbed a rake & a few brooms & headed to her school for the playground clean-up day. Except - in classic-Crystal-style... it was the wrong Saturday. Oops. I hope this is one of those its-the-thought-that-counts things, because I can't go next Saturday.

But - Jaci & I made the best of it. We had already dropped Lauren off at Granny C's - so we went to a few yard sales, then for breakfast at McDonald's. The yard sales were a bust, except for 2 things. 1) I ran into my old neighbor, Lara. 2) I picked up a brand new cranium game for $5.

Later in the afternoon, after Jeff got home from his bike ride, Jaci & I set out to uniform shop. UGH. Last year, at the beginning of kindergarten, Jaci wore a 5 & they were still a little big in the waist. Now - she has outgrown everything. I was hoping at least a few shirts would still work, but they only come to her belly button. The uniforms we got were a size 8! But, this is another area where I'm glad I have another girl - Lauren will be set for life on uniforms.

Jaci & I went to Savers - oh how I love that store. We were there for about 2 1/2 hours. WHY? Because I had a coupon - 'spend $100, get $50 off.' Do you know how hard it is to spend $100 on clothes at Savers? For those who don't know what it is - imagine a clean, well-organized yard sale. All the clothes are donated, so you never know what you will get. This is what we ended up with:

Jaci-
7 shirts
1 pair of shorts

Me-
3 skirts
6 tops
1 pair of shorts
1 pair of Lucky jeans ($4)
1 Ralph Lauren sundress ($7.50)
3 large hot pink storage totes

All for the bargain price of $60!

After Savers, Jaci & I went to KFC/Long John Silvers, then on to the uniform store where I spent $109 on 2 pairs of capri pants, 6 shirts & 1 jumper. Then we went to Target to get school supplies. We were both so exhausted by the time we got home.

Jaci leaves tomorrow to go w/ JoBeth & Choo Choo to Louisiana till next Sunday or Monday. She is so excited because they are driving over to Memphis & riding the train.

OK - well, mommy-duty calls. Lauren wants her Hello Kitty 'lunch thingie' so I'd better find it. This ends my trial run. Which I guess ended up more of a commercial for Savers than anything.

I'll end with what I always tell my girls - Be sweet!