Do You Believe in Magic?

I BELIEVE!...in these two products!  They have made my life so much easier/happier!  They pretty much clean EVERYTHING!  They have saved me numerous times cleaning up things that I've bought second-hand and made them look, sparkling clean, and new.  Thus giving me more options on what I can buy.  I love it! 

OXI CLEAN gets out most set in stains, including, blood stains, grass stains, and grease stains.  I'm not kidding this stuff is AMAZING!

Magic Erasers get out everything!!! Dirty marked-up shoes, crayons, marked-up dolls, pen, and LOTS MORE!  I have used these countless times and I'm still amazed every time.

Here is an example.  Our cute neighbor girls wanted to give this 'My Loving Family' doll house to Miss J.  They brought it over and Miss J instantly fell in-love with it.  My love was not so "instant".  It had been colored from top to bottom with crayons.  It kinda looked like a mess.  Which we can all relate with right?  What kid hasn't taken crayon to something in their life?   I was not wanting to keep it, but there was no way Miss J was giving it up without a fight.  So I spent 30 min.s trying to scrub it with soap and water, and nothing!  You couldn't even tell.  I went back to my cleaning supplies and saw my 'Magic Eraser' so I thought I'd give it a try and I was BEYOND AMAZED! It cleaned up the whole thing in less then 10 min.s!  Oh, I believe in Magic alright, because I don't know any other way to explain how it works!  If you don't have one of these, or ten, then go get one ASAP.  You can thank me later. ;)

I wish I had before picture of the house, but I don't.  Just picture it colored ALL OVER. Here are the AFTER shots though.  

I also got these other 'My Loving Family' products at a Yard Sale.  .25 each for the dolls and .50 for the car.  Love!!!!

Easter

 My sweet, sweet (with a little lot of spice) kidlets on EASTER!  LOVE THEM!!

 The kiddos baskets from the Easter Bunny.

Toothbrushes and paste were NOT second-hand. ;)

The Sing-a-ma-jigs are also NOT second-hand but I bought them over a year ago and have been saving them for a special occasion.  So glad I did!

MR. C's Basket:

 Life Jacket: $2.99

Sing-a-ma-jig: $3

Bubble Bath/Finger Paint: .25

MR. E's Basket:

 Sing-a-ma-jig-$3

Diesel Thomas Train: .50

Bubble Bath/Finger Paint: .25 

MISS J's Basket:

 Parasol: .50

Sing-ma-jig: $3

Bubble Bath/Finger Paint: .25

We had a blast going to two FAMILY Easter Egg Hunts, but you know what that means...SUGAR COMING OUT OUR EARS!  So I did a little trade with the kids, they turned in half there candy to pick prizes out of the "Good Behavior Bag".  Usually they only get one prize but they talked me into getting two this year. 

Mr C. chose: 

storm trooper costume- .50

Parachute Army Guy- .50

Miss J Chose:

A Golden dress- $3

Fake fruit for her kitchen-. 50 

I didn't get a picture with Mr. E's prize but we did get this little JEM!  Haha 

LOVE THIS LITTLE BOY!

Mr. E got a book: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"-.25

Weekend Finds, and Show and Tell

I put myself on a strict $10 budget this weekend.  I mostly went out to hunt for gifts for upcoming birthdays, weddings, and graduations.

My FAVORITE find of the day was this picture of the Salt Lake Temple and easel.  This sells for $59.95 right now in stores.  I paid...$5 for both!  Come to find out, the person I had in mind to give it too is not getting married in this temple.  So I might just have to find it a permanent place in my house. :)

I bought someones button collection for $2. :)  Just a small collection, but it had a handful of really great buttons.

It came with these vintage, wooden spools too.  I love them!

Bought this cute little doll complete with 6 outfits for $1.  It will make a perfect gift for my niece. :)

How sweet is that face?

I also bought a bag of clothes for a $1, and some ribbon, chipboard tags, and a brand new (still in the wrapper) Jenny Phillips Cd (she is an LDS artist...who I love) for $1.50.  Grand total for all my finds $10.50!  Not too bad, eh? 

My neighbor/friend bought this really cool game table for $40 she talked her down from $75.00!  Great job Kayley! :)  Better yet it is not just one game but 4!  Air hockey, Foosball, Pool, and Ping-pong.  Party at their house!!

My friends birthday is today (HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACY!!!! LOVE YA!!!) and since I didn't find her anything at the yard sales this weekend, I made this cute little sign for her.  The  picture on the front was sent to me from my cousin-in-law (THANKS ANGIE), and I've been dying to do something with it!  I also made me one and hung it out on my porch.  HaPpY SprInG everyone!

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! ;)