Got 6-Year-Old Boy? Must Have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Speed Racer DVDs. GO SPEED RACER, GO. My son was a real trooper over Memorial Day weekend. He and I drove to State College, PA, to watch his sisters’ play…
Category: Musings on Family Shopping Time
Umbrella Hat or Not?
This might possibly be the most ridiculous item I have seen in quite some time. Not only it is an absurd hat…but look at the model. Why the crossed eyes and the tongue sticking out? Is the hat not enough?…
A Saving We Will Go, A Saving…
While I probably didn’t save as much as this person, I did have a banner day at Food Lion. I purchased milk, cheese, yogurt, pudding, frozen food, meat, cereal, snack food, and soda. Spent $156.82 — which doesn’t sound like…
Musings on Consigning Kid’s Clothes and Toys
Why do I like consigning? The plus about consigning clothes is that once the consignment shop accepts the clothes they are repsonsible for selling them. With ebay and etsy you are required to ship out items and manage auctions and…
Fashion Diva
Summer garden party? Going to a stylish restaurant? Getting down? School clothes? With my 10-year-old…you just never know what she will come out of her bedroom wearing. Stripes and plaid. Paisley and fluorescent. Everyday is a mystery…except mismatch day at…
WalMart After Christmas Sales Rock
I may not be a WalMart 11 Mom, but I do know a thing or two about Walmart. For the last 4 Christmases I have shopped the WalMart after holidays sale. I went on a whim and was astounded at…
Walmart Rocks
My son turned 6 last weekend. He chose a Star Wars themed party. He was very, very, and did I say, very specific about what he wanted for his birthday party. Let’s just say we had a lively discussion about…
Oliver’s Labels: How Kids’ Stuff Finds Its Way Home!
I cannot even imagine how many items I have taken out of my house over the years. I’ve had children in toddler time, preschool, elementary school, and now middle school. I never leave the house without a drink for one…
Star Wars and 5-Year-Old Boys
At Halloweentime my son announced that he wanted to be Darth Vader. I found this odd since he had not seen any of the Star Wars films, nor expressed much interest in Star Wars. In the weeks before Halloween he…
A Hat for All Seasons
My folding laundry hat. My cleaning the garage hat. My proud to be an American hat (I became a citizen in the 90s). Have a favorite hat? Post it here. https://flickr.com/photos/33223799@N06/?saved=1
