Friday, December 17, 2010

Thrift Store Finds

A view of all of the treasures
Good brands like Levi's, Old Navy and Gap
Nice Shirts
Adorable Princess Jacket with lining and all
Osh Kosh Pants and Levi's

Lately we have found this Salvation Army by our house that has 50 percent off days every other week. You can find some amazing things there. They are constantly restocking throughout the day, so there are new things all the time. They also have a lot of kids clothes. Natalie has gone through a growth spurt lately and my mom and I decided to check things out to see if we could find a couple things for her to play in. I have had such good luck finding clothes for other friends with kids and this time was no different. We got 5 pairs of pants, 3 of which were jeans. Then one really nice Disney Jacket and 3 hoodies. We also purchased 5 shirts and 3 skirts. All of those clothes for 35 dollars. It was great. I love half off days. It is fun to go through all the racks finding that treasure that looks brand new. That is another thing each item looked like it almost just cam off the rack. Getting a good sale is like getting a good high. It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Well thought I would share my finds with you and wish you luck on your discount store adventures. Be patient and take your time to scan through racks and you are bound to find a treasure in there somewhere. Happy shopping!!

Natalie's Preschool Christmas Program

Mom, Natalie and her Doll with matching dress
Daddy and Natalie
Natalie and her best friend Skyland
Natalie telling Santa what she wants this year

Yesterday my little niece Natalie had her first Christmas program. I was unable to make it because I don't do well in crowds and mornings are not my thing. My mom went though and said it was wonderful and oh so cute. They sang songs and each one was a Christmas character. Natalie was Santa's little helper, which is perfect because she is a great helper and loves to do it. She was dressed in her Christmas party dress that was red and she looked gorgeous as she always does. Love her to death!!! Good job Natalie, we are so proud of you little miss.

Christmas Decorating

Kids Decorated ornaments, It was FUN!
Our "kids" tree of homemade ornaments
The outside of our house almost done with lights
Santa waving Hello to everyone
Our Red and Gold beautiful tree
The Christmas village complete with snow
Our huge and gorgeous nativity
My new buy this year, a huge Mountain Santa.


So I decided to take an attempt on keeping this blog going again. So many of you have encouraged me to express my thoughts in writing and have blessed me so much with the encouraging words that my writing is understandable and deep to them. I do need an outlet and a way to show the wonderful things in my life, I am excited and decided to start out sharing with everyone our Christmas fun at out house. Last year was the first year that we started this where the kids were here and we decorated Christmas ornaments for our "kids tree". Last year I baked the homemade one that you bake, paint and then lacquer. This year I have not been feeling so chipper and have not had much energy that I bought some ornaments at Joann's for 30 cents a piece and the kids had just as much fun painting them.
We have also been super busy decorating our home for the holidays. We like a lot of decorations and enjoy doing a new color theme on our "grown up" tree every year. This year I wanted to do red and gold and I think it turned out gorgeous. You are able to do that fairly cheap by adding some of your own ornaments and buying the rest at the dollar store. You can find some gorgeous ones there. So here are pics of what we have done so far. Still in the process but almost done. Merry Christmas to all!!!!!