GI town...

I am back in GI town for the next couple of days. The girls are finishing up their camps and swim lessons- we will be back Friday afternoon! Then just two more weeks until school starts...its getting close!!! yippeeeeeee! (Can you tell I am just a little excited?!) hehehehehe!


I love my kids- but children need routines and summer is basically routine-free! I start out the summer with a daily schedule... and by June 15th its been abandoned! Summers just get too crazy and hectic. But once school starts, then things will get back to normal and I can get organized again! I can hardly wait!

Too cold to swim?.....I think not!


Saturday night was my niece's 1st bday party. It was a Hawaiian Luau party and they asked the quests to come dressed up. Super cute idea- too bad that it was on the only day Grand Island received rain in the last 4 weeks. It drizzled all day, but was muggy enough to make it warm. The party wasn't until 6pm so we all crossed our fingers that it would clear up...no such luck! And not only was it raining- it also got a tad bit chilly. A north wind picked up and with the rain made it yucky enough to cancel the swimming part of the party. Or did it?



I've come to the realization that kids don't care about the minor discomforts ...they just care about having fun!

Shoe-therapy!

I am not one for shoe shopping. Just find me a comfortable pair of cute shoes and I am good to go! Well- my mission yesterday was to find a comfortable pair of retro tennies. I love the style and will wear them forever...even if and when they aren't in style anymore. Retro tennie are the the low top version of the high top vans that were really popular in the 80's. But I am definitely a low-top girl. ANYWAY... so I was on a mission to find some. And I know Payless usually has some - but they are really pointy at the toe and just look a little funny. So I wanted something else. And since I was going alone and had time - I could find what I wanted no matter how long it took! (it felt a bit strange not having to chase kids around the shoe dept!)

I went to American Eagle at South Point and found these beauties.


They are laceless and have the worn look. They are a dirty denim - its kind of hard to see in the pic.





And these are off white- they look really white in the photo- and also have the worn frayed look going on.






They are super comfy and represent my style perfectly. After I bought these (on clearance) I headed over to Payless just to look... and to my surprise they are now carrying American Eagle shoes. They didn' t have these specific styles but they had some cute shoes and at a good price. I bought a pair of red vans (I have a thing for red shoes- no clue why!). They aren't bright red - more of a maroonish red. But they will do for the upcoming NU football season.

Holy bargains, Batman!


Today was busy! I cleaned, paid bills, went shopping for school clothes and bathroom accessories and the infamous rug ( I will explain later)! I went to Old Navy and stocked up on their bargains- again! I went at the beginning of July and bought a few clearance items- but nothing compared to this time! This is what I came home with:

Corynn: three pairs of jeans, four t-shirts, a skirt and three tank tops
Kwynn: three t-shirts, three pairs of jeans, four tank tops, a skirt and a bag
McKynna: a pair of jeans, a pair of capris, three t-shirts, five tank tops and a bag
Elizabeth (my niece who is having a bday this weekend): a pair of capris, 2 t-shirts and a cardigan

I also found baby hats and socks on sale for 47 cents and couldn't resist!

So how much do you think I spent?????????

My grand total was $71.78!!!! Crazy!!!!

I also found a bunch of t-shirts and tank tops at Target for $1.68- so the girls are pretty much set for school. I am so excited! I love bargain shopping and I love it even more with out three little girls tagging along!!! You get to enjoy it more!

The bathroom accessories were pretty standard and I found those at Target and Bed, Bath and Beyond. All we have to do now is put up our shower curtain.

The RUG ...

I wanted and still want a square tan shag rug. Obviously - you can't just walk into Walmart and pick one up- so I went to Carpet stores trying to find a remnant that could be cut to size. I struck out. After going to the fourth flooring store - I went back to Walmart and bought a 5x7 tan rug that will do the trick until the perfect rug can be found. Two of the flooring places are checking with suppliers and other sources to help me find it. So we will see!

Tomorrow will entail cleaning up the house (vacuuming, dusting and going through closets (ughhh))!

I am also going to stop by a shoe store and find myself a pair of shoes- all I have right now are sandals and Nikes- I need a pair of casual tennis shoes like retro vans or Sketchers.

I am getting alot done with out the kids... I just thought there would be a bit more rest and relaxation this week! hahaha! Like that would ever happen! Whenever I am without kids - I find myself super busy trying to catch up on all the things on the "LIST". You know that list of stuff you 'should' do but never get around to doing! Owell- it just comes with being a mom!