Thrift Store Finds--A good day!

I went thrift shopping with my mom the other day, and we both did really good! I feel like I hit the jackpot of good deals! Here's what I got!

This canner was actually bought from a friend for $5. (on the same day)

3 quart jars----75 cents each

1 pint jar--45 cents

Large blue jar--6.98 (I splurged on this one!)

small blue jar--2.98

Atlas jar with glass lid---1.98

Green skirt--4.98

denim skirt--mom bought it, so free to me!

3 shirts for me--99 cents each

2 skirts and a shirt for Gracie--99 cents each

set of twin sheets---4.00

books--$1 each ( I plan on trading them to a used book store for about $3-4 each)

shirt for me---4.98 (Gap)

knee socks--passed on from a friend---free

Hmm, total spent?? Do I want to know? Let me check. I don't think it's too bad. About $44, and I plan to make back $12 on the books. I've thought about selling the blue jars, if I can make a decent amount more than what I paid. If not, I'll keep them. And everything else, I'm keeping.

Of course, I could've paid $44 for the Gap shirt alone. Not that I would have, but I could have.

Anyway, I did pretty good, and I'll be quiet now.

Have a good day!

What We've Been Up To.....

Here is a recap of our last couple months in pictures. I'll explain as I go along. This is just a quick view; I have other posts planned for specific projects and recipes.

First off, we did a mini re-do on our dining room. We found this light fixture at Costco, and replaced an old, dirty, swirly one.

Then, Weldon decided to go ahead with this project since we were right there. Our table is really small, so he got a nice piece of plywood, scored it, and we put 3 coats of a poly/stain on it. (the inspiration comes from here) He was going to screw it to the original table, but it doesn't move, so it's just sitting on top of the old one. It more than doubles the number of people we can seat!

We went on a camping trip with our extended family.

Just a cute picture. (and it shows the scuffed nose that was the result of her falling face-first into gravel while we were camping)

Gracie and I made some toilet-paper roll people. This is Laura, Mary and Ma. We've been reading the Little House On The Prairie. Pa will join the family soon, but at the time we only had 3 rolls. ;)

I smashed my thumb in the car door. It's even more black now, 4 weeks later.

The weapons, err, surgical instruments, my husband wielded in an attempt to relieve the pressure on my thumb. It helped a little. Enough said.

We went to the Outer Banks with my parents and siblings for a week. Great fun!

Gracie being, well, Gracie!

Cora turned 9 months old, and then 10 months old. Wow!

So, that is the last couple months in the Stogsdill household. It definitely has NOT been boring! Nor has it been slow--we've kept busy with life and all that it throws at us. I will post more in the next week, hopefully! In the meantime, I'll keep doing projects and taking pictures.

Oh, yes, I added a centerpiece to my new table.

I've been absent...

Sorry for the silence lately. My computer is down with a virus at the moment, so I'm using Weldon's iPad for this post. As soon as my computer is back up, I will be posting some recipes and projects. Hopefully that will be in the next few days, but until then, I will be working on more little projects!

If You Give A Mom A Muffin....

If you give a mom a muffin,
She'll want a cup of coffee to go with it.
She'll pour herself some.
Her three-year-old will spill the coffee.
She'll wipe it up.
Wiping the floor, she'll find dirty socks.
She'll remember she has to do laundry.
When she puts the laundry in the washer,
She'll trip over boots and bump into the freezer.
Bumping into the freezer will remind her she has to plan for supper.
She will get out a pound of hamburger.
She'll look for her cookbook ("101 Things To Do With a Pound of Hamburger").
The cookbook is sitting under a pile of mail.
She will see the phone bill, which is due tomorrow.
She will look for her checkbook.
The check book is in her purse that is being dumped out by her two-year-old.
She'll smell something funny.
She'll change the two year old's diaper.
While she is changing the diaper, the phone will ring.
Her five-year-old will answer and hang up.
She'll remember she wants to phone a friend for coffee.
Thinking of coffee will remind her that she was going to have a cup.
And chances are...
If she has a cup of coffee,
Her kids will have eaten the muffin that went with it.

**My day was actually very productive, many thanks to my husband for taking the girls with him while he got the oil changed in the car. I've gotten most everything done, without a nap, I might add. A few more things to do, then off to bed, and tomorrow: the beach!
I think of this poem often, though, and I have experienced days like this many times, as I'm sure anyone who has mothered small children has.
So, this is for all the mothers out there. Take heart, you're not alone!

Interesting Day Ahead

Well, the night was not exactly what we expected when we went to bed at 11 last night. Gracie woke up crying at a little before 4, which woke up us and Cora. Cora then wanted a bottle, and we were too awake to go back to sleep.
So, we all got up at the ungodly hour of half past 4, drank coffee, and tried to wait for the girls to get sleepy again.
Cora got another 3 hours, we got 1, and Gracie is asleep right now. I'm thankful for that small miracle, because when she wakes up, she is ready to go, even if it is 4 in the morning.
So, the day should be interesting! I will attempt to do the day's work without falling asleep and without being too grumpy. I need to get the house straightened, food prepared, and our stuff packed.....because tomorrow we are headed south!
We're going to the Outer Banks of North Carolina with my parents, my brother and sister-in-law, and sister. I have to say that one of the things I'm looking forward to is letting the grandparents have the privilege of getting up with the girls a couple mornings while we're there. Then maybe we can sleep in! (I don't know what that is anymore)
I may blog while we're there, and I may not. I don't know if I'm even taking my computer with me. But when we get back, I'm planning on a guest room remake, and finishing up some decorating around the rest of the house. I will post pictures when I am done!
I will quit before I ramble anymore. I'm still very sleepy. Have a great weekend, everyone!

P.S. This is my motto for today: