Goings on

We're all getting ready for the day. Baby boy is napping after breakfast, big girl is cleaning up her toy room mess, Hubby is showering and I'm taking a minute to regale you with the minutiae of our goings on.

Breakfast was the last of my Aunt Jemima Complete pancake mix that I bought from Big Lots for 1.30, a Betty Crocker hash brown mix (bought on sale for one dollar during a moment of consumer weakness), and three eggs. Including the drinks of cocoa and milk, I don't think it cost more than 2 dollars.

As soon as everyone is ready and awake we're stopping at one garage sale where I hope to pick up a few cheap paperbacks to use for the Paperback Swap.
I joined yesterday and I've already sent off my first two books and ordered four more.
Then we have to stop by the Goodwill to return a cd player that doesn't work.
And later today we have a parade to go to in town with lots of kids activities.

Other than that we have nothing planned for this weekend. It's kinda nice.

I spent 27.00 at Save-A-Lot yesterday. I bought two or three impulse purchases. My son got a new bathtub book, my daughter got a new Garfield hand soap with a cute little Garfield in the bottle (that I intend to refill with watered down discount liquid), and I got two more ten cent spices (Allspice and whole cloves). I used a 20.00 gift certificate that I bought for myself a few months ago so the total out of pocket was less than 8 dollars.
Earlier in the week though I spent 10 dollars on Preschool snacks (caprisuns bought with coupon, small raisin boxes, and individually wrapped cheese).

Now it's time to get ready for the day.