The scene at the end of the day outside of the bedroom where the toys are:
Sweet ride pig, sweet ride.
I wonder what the scene was for this….Also, know what’s awesome? It wasn’t the three year old son who put pig in the Audi. I seem to recall the babe was playing with them last…
I have to say that in general, I am pretty frugal when it comes to shopping for clothing. For myself, my husband, or the kids I can usually find a deal. If it’s too expensive, we really don’t need it.
I often score sales. Sometimes, really good sales like this purse from RW & CO that I found in the clearance bin for $1.60
When we visit family in Windsor there are some pretty great outlets there, including a Tommy Hilfiger one that I score some awesome stuff at for cheap. I also love buying pieces from Joe Fresh and lately I have had really good luck at Smart Set for me.
For the kids, Children’s Place (the outlet in Windsor especially) used to have some great deals, but lately I haven’t done as well. I am in love with Carter’s/Bonnie Toggs – I get really nice stuff for the kids at affordable prices.
I also don’t mind hunting at consignment shops, especially for seasonal clothes like Christmas outfits.
I also don’t have a lot of clothes for them at one time. A week’s worth for sure, but do they need much more than that? We do laundry almost every day.
However, if there is one thing I buy a lot of for the kids, and splurge on (in terms of numbers) it’s pyjamas. For whatever reason, I love kids pjs. They are adorable. Plus, since we all like to relax in the mornings (unless it’s a school day or we have plans), we often stay in our pyjamas for extended times. The kids wear a new pair each night. There’s something about fresh pjs! Plus, breakfast often happens to get on them ;)
Do you have shopping vices for your kids?? Closet full of teeny shoes? Girly dresses?Remember that song? Pop Goes The World? I loved it when it first came on the radio. I had a little pink tape recorder and taped it from the radio, playing it over, and over again. Don’t remember? Below is a refresher:
This blog post has nothing to do with that song. When I came up with the name of the post, I thought ‘man I loved that song!’ and went way off track.
But, what made me think of it is that I was going to write about vices.
Yes, chocolate is one of them. Coffee may be another. And I love fast food even though we work really hard to eat healthy, low sodium, fresh diets. Old habits die hard! (okay, this list of vices is getting awfully long…)
But seriously a real vice is pop (cola/soda to those of you who don’t call it pop ;) I love Pepsi (Coke when I have to, but Pepsi is way better). Also, the regular stuff, not –gag- diet (I hate aspartame!) I never used to. In my teens/early twenties my go-to non-alcoholic drink was water or iced tea. It wasn’t until we started trying to get pregnant (and went off birth control) that I craved pop. The sugar. The fizz. I don’t know, but since, I love it. I didn’t used to buy it, but now I have it around. I have at most 1 per day, although it’s not everyday.
There, I admitted it. I’ll talk about eating healthy and avoiding junk food (and trust me, my kids don’t drink pop!) but I lurve it.
Do you have any vices? Pepsi or Coke? And do you remember the song?
This weekend is a fundraiser for the father of three who was hurt while playing hockey, leaving him paralysed from the chest down.
On Sunday, the Ottawa 67s are helping to raise money with a portion of special advanced ticket sales going into a family fund.
Andrea from A Peak inside the Fishbowl has a great post about it with more information.
We’d love to take the kids, this is an activity that my son would love, but we have a weekend of commitments already. However, there is also a trust fund set up that you can donate to if you can’t go to the game but want to contribute.
The family (with three children under the age of five) are in our thoughts.
Okay, so maybe it’s supposed to be about love, blah blah blah, but really, do I need a specific day to tell my spouse how much I love him? Or how awesome he is? No. It is, however, a wonderful excuse to buy and enjoy chocolate.
I am lucky and happy to be attending the Yummy Mummy Club Winterlude chocolate event on Saturday, February 13th. It will be nice to do a mummy only event, meet some of the great people I’ve been in touch with via Twitter and, well, enjoy some chocolate at the Cordon Bleu.
I’ve also placed an order from Crazy 4 Chocolate, an Orleans based chocolatier that I discovered last year. Last year I was very pregnant for Valentine’s Day (I was due on the 14, 15, or 16 depending on what ultrasound I believed!) and Sue was kind enough to deliver my order for the weekend. We really loved the selection and taste. So, I’ve ordered again for this year!
While I may love flowers, on Valentine’s Day I’d rather a bouquet of chocolate.
Do you agree? Do you have a chocolate place that you order from for Valentine’s Day or will any chocolate do? (which, really, I love as well…)
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