Badges of Honor

While out running errands today, Adam saw this interesting sight and sweetly asked if we could go see it. I thought for a minute and got in the other lane, deciding to take advantage of a chance to make a memory.
He was thrilled.
I had to put him in the car for Levi's doctor appt halfway through his nap. I carried him to the car & he fell back asleep. The moment I pulled into the parking lot, I realized that I never put any shoes on him! Thankfully his Elmo slippers were in the car!

Little brother waited patiently in the car. He has another sinus infection.

Many of the places we went today (library, post office, grocery store, doctor's office, and bank to name a few) earned us stickers. Adam decided they all needed to go on my shirt. They were my badges of honor for braving that many places with two little boys in tow.

We've Got Some Catchin' Up to Do

We enjoyed having Wes at home on Monday and spent the day out and about as a family.





Here you have our little goofball getting into bed tonight... (He took the eye mask off as soon as the laughter stopped. He is is quite a comedian.)

My best deal in a while...I don't think I've ever scrapbooked about couponing before, but I was too excited about this deal. I had to document it! Diapers were buy one get one half off at CVS AND I had a lot of coupons to use. I left the store with $14 in CVS bucks that I'm sure to use on diapers in the future. Gotta love it!

I used to be a diaper snob & would only buy Huggies. I tried a few off brands and was sorely disappointed each time, but the CVS diapers are great! They have the elastic across the waist in back just like Huggies, and I have no complaints. Plus, they are always cheaper, even without the sales & coupons.

The rain this weekend didn't stop us from being outside.
Blake is a llama that lives in the field across the street. Adam loves finding him, and was delighted to see him yesterday morning while he was splashing through the puddles.

My mother-in-law had the idea to have a garage sale and give all the money to Levi's Buddy Walk team. I loathe garage sales & have never had much success...until this past weekend!!! We sold $454 worth of items (many items were donated from family members). And there's more...Read on...


(Grams taking the boys for a spin)

We set up a cooler of bottled water to sell for a dollar and had this donation jar on a table nearby. We collected $150 in donations! Someone actually slipped a $100 bill in the jar, and it wasn't like we had a bunch of friends coming to our garage sale. We only knew a few people that came and have no idea who was so generous. Isn't that amazing? I am still at a loss for words. Really amazing.Thank you, Tammi & Connie for all your help!

On the same day, my mom had a table at a charity event in Texas and raised $80 for Levi's team!! Thanks, Mom!

A funny garage sale story:
This thing was in the "freebie" box at the garage sale. Wes picked it up and made a pouty face. "I wanted to buy this for mom & I didn't have enough money. The lady told me she'd let me buy it for the money I had it if I gave her a kiss!" (He was about 9 years old by the way.)Connie picked it up and took it home with her. tee hee hee

Levi's billboard is up. It is in one of two locations. Now we just need to find the time to drive to Lexington and figure out where it's at!!!

I have made it easier to make comments (Thanks for the tip, Patti). Give it a try & let me know what you think!