5 Days, But Who's Counting?

I am!  I'm counting!  This has been very awesome, very long, very life changing, very empowering,  very stressful, and I'm VERY ready to be done. :)  I'm so glad I stuck with it and did it though.  I can't believe I did!  It would've been so easy to just give up.  Nobody even cared but me.  It would've been even easier to cheat.  Do you know how many times I heard the phrase, " I'll buy it for you first, and then you can just buy it from me." No PEOPLE THAT'S CHEATING! :)  Love that everyone was so willing to help out though. :)  I have had so much support.  People you are AWESOME! 

I am very excited to buy something new AT LAST.  I've had lots of people asking me what my first purchase is going to be and I'm deciding on a couple of things.

A new swim suit.  The HH and I will be celebrating our 10 YEAR Anniversary this year and with all that money we saved this year ;) we were able to save enough to go on a cruise to celebrate. I can't even wait!!  Excited doesn't even begin to describe it!  So of course I'll "NEED" a new suit...or two. ;)  I haven't bought a new swimming suit in 5 years! 5 YEARS!

Here are some options, what do you think?

 This one as many options for bottoms. What do you think?

I also want one of these really cute floppy sun hats.  I've always been a fan, but never have bought one.  I think it's time. :)

Something else I've been eying are the cute colored  skinny jeans.  I especially like the mint, and the coral.

I'll be going to "City Creek Mall" in SLC this Saturday (Yes 2 DAYS before my project ends!).  I won't be buying anything, but I will be eying up all the stores to see what I want to buy come May 1st! Eeeeeee!

Pajama Party

One of my most favorite things to buy (second-hand or not) is pajamas for the kids.  They just look so darn cute in them!  Pajamas can be one of those really expensive things though, especially if you buy the fun Character ones from the Disney Store, which the kids LOVE. I have gotten me, or rather the kids some great second-hand jammies for a GREAT price.  Here are just a few of them.

Miss J sporting her Princess Arial PJs.  She has worn them so much that they are starting to come apart along the bottom, but "who cares, no big deal, she's got more" and I only spent $2 on them. :)  Wear/love them all you want. :)

 

Mr. C in his "How To Train Your Dragon" pajamas ($1), and Miss J in ALL PINK PJs. (.25  for both the leggings and the shirt.)

Mr. C in Mario Jammies which were a huge hit and his Valentine's Day present ($2.99), and Miss J's Tinkerbell jams that I purchased a year and a half ago for our Disney Vacation. ($2 and legging were .50) Much cheaper then buying them brand-mew at Disneyland, and she loved them just the same. :)

YARD SALES!!! Part 1

It wasn't the greatest of weather this weekend, but I was bound and determined to hit up some Yard Sales if there were Yard Sales to be had.  I lucked out and was able to go to 5!  Yippee!  Thanks for braving the wet, and cold weather YARD SELLERS!

 My two Yard Sale Companions. :) 

Ash is SUPER excited that I'm taking pictures of her so early in the morning.

 Ashley getting her Yard Sale on!  She struck gold at this place.  All clothes .25! 

Again, she is super HAPPY I'm taking pictures of her. :)

 Here is a pic. of just part of her pile of goods.  

The shorts on the top are actually some I bought, but the rest is hers.  GO ASH!

Ashley's Goods:

 These pants are to die for and still had the tag on! .25!

She paid $9 for all of this stuff! $9!  Can you believe it?

That's: 6 Pairs of shoes

2 kid shorts/pants

13 shirts

2 swimsuits

1  P.J.

1 cookbook

2 plastic squeeze bottles

ALL FOR $9! 

I'll post about the great things I got tomorrow.  Yard Sales!!! Part 2 :)

Wedding Day Bliss!

 The very HAPPY couple!

 All of us girls; sisters, cousins, and nieces.  They are the best!

Note how incredibly cute my shoes are!  They are my "something borrowed" from my Sister.  THANKS AGAIN JEN!

This is the best we could get.  The Photographer was snapping some pic.s at the same time that is why none of us are looking at the camera.  Man, story of my life these days!  We can't get a decent picture to save our lives!  Wait until you see the Easter ones.  HA, HA!  Plus the wind was blowing like crazy.  Oh well, it is what it is. :)

I wanted to post this anyways to give you a breakdown of our attire.

Like I said My Mother-in-law bought Miss J's dress and the boys matching ties.  How cute are they?!  

I added the green lace to Miss J's dress.  I got it from a yard sale last Summer.  A whole box of ribbon and lace for $2 and it is all really vintage, I LOVE IT!  Her flower in her hair is also made out of that same lace by my HH's sweet cousin, April.  Miss J's shoes of course are the ones I just got from Kid-to-Kid for $2.99. 

Mr C's shoes are from Kid-to-kid also for 3.99.  Everything else he already had, hand-me-downs are the best!

Everything that Mr. E is wearing he already had! Hooray!

The HH is a cheat and bought him a new white shirt (he reminds me often that it is MY project not his).  He did get a good deal on it though $8 for a nice white shirt.  Not too shabby.

Yours truly is wearing a dress that I wore at my nieces wedding.  It was actually given to me by my sister-in-law because it didn't fit her girls.  She got it on clearance at DownEast.  That's my kind of girl! :)  The shoes I already told you about.   Love them!

What a fantastic day it was!  I survived without buying me anything new, but was tempted plenty.  ;) 

We also had a chance to take a quick walk through the new City Creek Mall in SLC and WOW it is gorgeous!  I loved it and I can't wait to go back in 22 days! :)

Tempted!

My Sister-in-law is getting married on WEDNESDAY, and I have been SO very tempted to buy us some new attire for the special occasion.

It has been killing me! 

My sweet Mother-in-law bought Miss J and her cousin matching dresses for it, and also bought the boys their ties so there wasn't much more I needed, but Miss J needed some new shoes in a bad way to go with the dress she's wearing.

I broke down and bought her some from Payless!!!!

We had them for a week in the box and the guilt got to me so I was determined to take them back, and prayed I'd be able to find something that would work.

I stopped by Kid to Kid and struck 'gold'!

Payless Shoes for 14.99, but I had a 20% off coupon and ended up getting them for around $12.  Just look how shinny and new they look!  How long would they stay that way though, right?

Found these for $2.99 and they are the exact same color as the Payless ones and with a little cleaning up will look FABULOUS with her dress!!

Also found these!  They are the exact same pair as her Payless ones just a different color.  They cost me $3.99.  This pic doesn't make them look that great, but they really are cute.  The ribbon and the shoes are actually the same color.

I was able to take the Payless ones back and get 2 pairs of shoes for less then the NEW ones.  I'm really excited about it!  I'm not going to lie and say it wasn't hard taking those cute little gold flats back, but hey, I CAN DO HARD THINGS! :)

Weekend Finds, and Show and Tell

This weekend was the weekend for ...shoes/clothes.


I got these Rocket Dogs for me...$1

These for Princess J...$1. ( Perfect timing too since her other dress-up shoes just got broken in half)

and these for Mister E...50 cents! Who cares if he won't fit into them for another year, they're adorable!

Sorry no pictures of the clothes they are all currently being washed, but here is one of my cutie pie Mister E in his .50 cent P.J.s.  He would not hold still long enough for me to get a good picture of them.  They are so cute though and have a pic. of a drum set on them and they say, "Rocker Baby".

Super cool vintage spools to go along with the ones I already have and they make a great companion to my button collection. :)

Big ol' cork board that I plan on cutting up to use on another project I have in mind.  Projects!?  How does anyone get anything done in the Summer time?

Fun books for our Summer reading enjoyment.  Also These are the BEST drawing books! I had them when I was little and when I saw them, I just had to have 'em.  Oh, the joys of childhood memories. :)  My kids are having a ball with them, and if we are telling the truth...so am I. ;)


SHOW AND TELL:

My friend picked this Pottery Barn toy box up from a Yard Sale last week.  She paid $15 for it!  Original price...$200!  Way to go Shannon!!!!  Great, great find!

Notable Finds

 This little piggie...came home with ME!

 My Grandma collects pigs and I could NOT pass this up!  PERFECT Mother's Day gift for her.  How adorable is that face?  I paid .50 for him and there was a dollar inside it...lol.  But I gave the dollar back. :)  But I could have made .50 profit on this here Piggie.  Pays to be honest though.  Karma will pay me back for that one. ;) 

 Paid .50 for 2 butterfly catchers.  1 blue, 1 purple.  The kids are LOVING them.  They played outside all afternoon and even caught 2 butterflies with them. :)  SO worth the .50 paid!

 Does anyone else have a child that spills her drink at EVERY meal?  I've been eying these cups at good ol' Wal Mart for some time now but couldn't justify buying them at $8 for a set.  Well I got a set of 16 of these (princess and solid color) for $2!!! Came home, washed them up and Miss J enjoyed a beverage.

GOT SHOES?

 A pair for Miss J-.25

A Pair for Mister C (Think I'll save these for school next year).

And a pair for ME! 

Bought these from a friend who was having a Yard Sale this week.  So glad you have such great taste Stacy! :)

These are normally $50.  I paid $5!  My kids are going to eat this up!

$4...Where to put it?  Bathroom or Bedroom? What color to pant it???  I don't know but I LOVE it!

I have a little weakness for books.  Old or new.  Doesn't this have such a great cover?

This is one of my favorite finds.  How cute is Miss J going to look in this, this fall?

All these clothes cost a total of $10! Pile for Mister C, Miss J, and Mister E.  Many of these will be put away for school clothes. SCORE!

Here is Miss J in one of her favorites...a Minnie Mouse Night Gown.  She loved it and kept saying "Look at me!  It's SO pretty!"

  Bought this off of another friend at her yard Sale.  Thanks Jodi for buying your kids such cute clothes!!!!

What a fun, FUN weekend.  I also got a few gifts that I can't show yet (I don't want to give away any surprises), and my $10 cedar chest that I'm going to wait to show you until we refinish it.  It's going to be so great!  We have the paint  and are ready to paint about 10 things just need life to slow down for 2 seconds so we can get them all painted.  They'll be worth the wait! ;)

Weekend spelled...J.O.Y!

Two 'no kid' dates with the Handsome Husband, Yard Sales, upholstery class, some sweet deals, a baby blessing, BOTTLES, and BOTTLES, of BUTTONS, and lots of friend and family time.  This weekend was defiantly a JOY! Here are some of my great finds at Saturday's Yard Sales.

My favorite find was this SUPER CUTE shower curtain, complete with the cute hooks and a shower curtain liner.  You can pick this all up at Target today for $48+tax.  Guess what I paid though?  A mere $10 :)  Love this shower curtain so much and have been wanting one for our upstairs bathroom for (literally) years.  That bathroom doesn't get used much so it was hard to justify spending a lot of money on one.  I'll do it for 10 bucks though and especially when it's this cute and matches my wall color perfectly.  JOY!

 Here it is up in the bathroom!  Isn't it PERFECT!  Oh and the shower curtain rod was one my in-laws had an extra of so they passed the love to me!  THANKS GUYS!

At one Yard Sale they were selling a bunch of girlie BBC movies on DVD. The discs looked new, no big scratches which is usually the case when there are DVDs at yard sales.  BBC movies are the best!  If you love period films and old fashioned life then these are the shows for you. ROMANCE, DRAMA, and LOVE.  These are as big of a chick-flick as they come.  Can you say 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Sense and Sensibility', 'North and South'.  The best of the best of BBC movies.  Here are the ones I picked up.  For $1 each. Cha-ching!  JOY!

 I also picked up 'Little House on the Prairie' seasons 1 & 2 on DVD for $1. :)  Thought they would make a great companion for the book set I got two weekends ago.  JOY! 

First yard sale of the morning was a JACK-POT! That is where I picked up the shower curtain and I also got these clothes (some of them brand new with tags still on!) and a very cute ALDO bag. All this plus one more shirt that I happened to be wearing when I took the pictures. ;)  It's comfy and so perfect for weekend lounging! JOY!

 3 Shirts for the HH (which will be part of his Father's Day gift.), 4 shirts for me (Mother's Day! Am I the only one who shops for her own gifts?), 1 sweater jacket, 1 vest with hood, and the cutest yellow dress, and of course the ALDO bag.  Spent $3 for the bag and an average of $1 on each of the clothing pieces!  How can you NOT love Yard Sales?  JOY!

Here are some close-up pictures of the loot...

 This dress is going to be so cute with some leggings and a little shirt under or even a light cardigan over it. I heart cardigans!

 Love the big collar on this sweater.  The picture makes it brighter then it really is, it's more of a mossy color rather then avocado color you see here.

 This was the shirt I was wearing.  I decided to take it off for you.  It has a cute little hood even, and wide arms.  So COMFY!

Now for the ULTIMATE JOY of the weekend...BOTTLES AND BOTTLES OF BUTTONS!!  This deserves a post all on it's own so I'm going to post more on my 'Leaning Tower of Buttons' later.  I really can't believe this happened to me.  Somebody L-O-V-E-S me!  JOY! and JOY!

*Did anyone else go and brave the cold and snow this weekend?   What was your favorite find?