This & that, take 2

All though this past weekend was dreary for most, it was darn exciting for a few. I am so happy for my BFF Paula and her family. They made a huge purchase that will change their lives immensely. They purchased a house! Its a four bedroom, two bath, in a little town about 15 minutes from Sioux falls and it has a large yard for the kids & dog to play in. It is a picture perfect family home. The only thing missing is the white picket fence. They are finally getting out of the big city trailer court and into a great community for their children. I am so proud of Jake & Paula. They have both come a long way. I am tickled that they have a great place to raise a family and make some great memories. Congrats to them!

That was my excitement for the weekend. They purchased the house via an estate auction, and as soon as I heard it was theirs, I jumped in my vehicle and burned rubber all the way there. There was no way I could just sit at home and be happy. I had to get there ASAP to give her a big hug, and of course, see her new home. I had hoped to head into Sioux Falls afterwards to find a Halloween costume for Tanner, but I was tired and decided to just head back home.

On Monday, Al wanted to go to Sioux Falls to look at guns so I decided to tag along in the hopes of finding Tanner a costume. For those of you who do not know, my husband is a gun collector. Sigh. I do not know exactly how many he has now, but I think it is too many. I am sure he has way more than I even know about. He "forgets" to tell me of his purchases from time to time. He tries to smooth over his new purchases by saying they are for the kids. I am not sure how many guns a 12 year old needs, but lets just say Tanner has more than enough. I told Al I didn't think he needed any more for a while, so his most recent wanted purchase, he said was going to be for Colter. He does not have any guns yet. Not sure what my 13 month old will do with an AK47, but you never know. I am sure he will have more than his fair share too. Mmmm, I just had a light bulb moment. Al will eventually need another excuse to buy more guns, so perhaps he will need to have another child. ;O)

I did manage to get Tanner a mask at the halloween store in the mall. There stuff was not exactly cheap. I really wanted Colter to be a monkey, but the monkey costume they had was $30.00, and it was just cheesy., The material was very thin, etc. I decided to head over to old navy and what do you know. Their costumes were 50% off. I got him a dragon costume for $12.00 and it is no where near cheesy. I also got some great deals on clothes for myself. I bought 3 pairs of pants for work, and 3 tops, all for under 60 bucks. That is unheard of, to me any way. I never see deals like that. I was super excited. So if your in Sioux Falls, check out old navy.

I have one other thing I wanted to share with you. Someone left some magazines at work and one of them is called All You. I love it! It has some great tips for cleaning, hair, makeup, etc. It has some great recipes and coupons too. I have never heard of it or seen it before, but I am definitely subscribing to this magazine. Ladies, you should check it out.

That's all folks! Have a happy wednesday!