So, I've always loved going to kids consignment sales, especially My Kids Attic in Montgomery, AL. I put a bunch of stuff in it this year, including the Winnie the Pooh Travel System and another stroller (we had 3!!!) as well as a BUNCH of fall/winter clothing that the girls had grown out of. When you consign at least 15 items, you get a free pass to a consigner's only pre-sale the night before opening to the public. So Friday night, I went to the consigner's sale with the main purpose of picking up 2 carseats I had seen when I dropped my stuff off the week before. They were Eddie Bauer seats that converted from harnessed to High-Back Booster. Well I got there at 4:30 and of course all the seats I was interested in had a red tag except for one of the EB's. Unfortunately, it didn't have a tag at all! Somehow it had walked off without a red tag being placed on it. So, I spoke to one of the ladies working there and they agreed to put a red tag on it for me in hopes that if it wasn't claimed, I would have "dibs" on it. So I went on and looked around and then noticed that someone had put a note on the travel system that the carseat was expired!!! I knew it wasn't so I found someone and showed them the expiration date and finally convinced them to remove the note. Last thing I needed was for it to sit there because no one wanted an "expired" seat that wasn't expired at all! So Disaster was averted there. After that I was finally able to get into the good stuff!!! ^_^ I went down into the basement and spent 4 HOURS searching through shoes, clothes, toys, and a little of everything to come out with my awesome finds! For $160 I came out with 2 pairs of shoes for Heather, a pair of shoes for Mikayla, a REALLY cute pink pea coat for Mikayla, and most of a wardrobe for both girls. I managed to score a Chez Ami outfit that I absolutely love more Mikayla. ^_^ I've been wanting one for ages for at least ONE of the girls but they're WAY too expensive retail! I also managed to find a cute skirt and sweater outfit for Heather to wear this winter that MATCHES an outfit I have for Mikayla! I had saved the 12 month version of it from Heather's baby shower (she wore it a few times herself ^_~) and now have a matching outfit for Heather. I can't WAIT to see them in their matching skirt outfits! SO CUTE! Oh, and I got a great candy cane dress for both girls (not matching but with the same candy cane theme) for their Christmas pictures this year! I'm really looking forward to having them done. I'll have to try to find my camera and get some pictures of my finds soon! It's hard to believe that Heather's going to be 4 on January 7th and Mikayla's turning 1 on November 4th! Time has passed WAY too quickly!!! My babies are growing up too fast!
Anyway, so Eddie's parents kept the girls while I was at the consignment sale and Eddie came back and picked me up and we went to go get them from his parents' house. Heather decided she wanted to stay with Grandma & Grandpa, so we took Mikayla and came on home. Eddie's parents brought her home this morning and Mr. Eddie was able to fix our Central A/C unit. The fan motor had broken down on us a few weeks ago and we've been surviving on a single window A/C unit since then. We had to wait for the motor to come in (which took about a week). It arrived yesterday, so they came down today and he put it in for us. It feels SO much better having the central unit running again. The bedrooms stay a lot cooler and the house in general is much more comfy! So after it was fixed and they went home, I started dinner around 5 and then my brother texted me and mentions that they're going to dad's to watch the football game (Alabama - ROLLLLLL TIDE!!!! ^_~) So I had to finish getting dinner fixed and pack it all up to take to dad's. I finally got there around 7pm and we hung out and ate our dinner. My brothers had ordered pizza but honestly, I prefered my baked chicken, sweet potatoes, Rice pilaf, and Mac n Cheese (for Heather) much better. We didn't have any green veggies in the freezer (need to make a grocery run tomorrow!) so it was a little heavy on the starches but it was delicious!!! We had a wonderful time just hanging out with my dad, brothers, and their wives and then finally got back home in time to get Heather and Mikayla into bed on time. I nursed Mikayla to sleep while Eddie got Heather to bed and then I got back up to do a few other things. Now however I really need to get back to bed so I won't fall asleep during church tomorrow! Good night everyone and God Bless! ^_^
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