Halloween!

Halloween is almost here, and Cameron’s costume arrived today.  She couldn’t decide and couldn’t decide what she wanted to be until last week!   Thank goodness Disney is great at order fulfillment. I ordered on Thursday, did not pay for expedited shipping, and it arrived today!  What’s she going to be? Belle!  We’ve now been Snow White, a Disney witch (it was a Disney princess costume, but in black and orange), Tinkerbell, Jasmine, Cinderella, and this year – Belle!  We’ve almost made it through all of the Princesses and then some.  :-)  Watch for pictures Wednesday for Wordless Wednesday!

Shoe Shopping

I recently got an email from several different places that I shop online and I’ve noticed lots of shoe sales lately and I’m trying to decide what to buy – yep. I’ve already decided I’m buying – I have a few “needs” on my lists and Cameron’s shoes are getting to small.  One sale I found out about was for Dansko shoes, and I’ve never heard of those.  I wore out my tennis shoes this summer bailing hay and except for her flip flops and newest pair of dress shoes, none of Cameron’s shoes fit.  Decisions, decisions – but good decisions.

Graduation Presents

I have a few more graduation presents to buy and I’m looking for ideas.  I bought most of the girls on my list jewelry, but there are a couple tom boys on my list that I still am clueless about. I don’t like to give money, but find special gifts that they will keep forever and have something special to always treasure.  I know a good friend that buys towels, but those don’t last.  I’ve research other ideas, but they are all things that will be used up in a short time – not a lasting gift.

Another gift I always buy is the book Oh! The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss. I love to buy this and include a special note on the inside cover from me.

Ideas?

I Need A New…

laptop bag.  I’ve been looking off and on today and wondering, “Why do I make this so difficult?”   I should just buy the simple black bags that I’ve had in the past, but instead I want to find something “girly.”  But I’m on a limited budget so that makes the search challenging.  And then there’s the fact that I would USE it. My laptop goes in the case and is carried almost every day.  It has to be durable and cute.  I’m not even real sure where to start.  My pal, Catherine, suggested a few sites and I’ve been looking but just haven’t found anything in the price range that I want.  It really blows my mind how much people charge for these simple bags.  I have a ton of bags too so now I’m thinking of just buying one of the sleeves to give it a little padding and then using them.  If anyone knows of any good places to get cute laptop cases for really good prices though, let me know.  I might could be persuaded.

Ok Contact Lense Wearers….

How often do you wear your glasses?  There was a time in my life when I NEVER went out of the house in my glasses (much to my eye doctor’s dismay).  I wore them at home – MAYBE.  I did not want to be seen in glasses – no way, no how, but I find as I get older that I don’t mind wearing my glasses so much.  I’ve actually started wearing them for no reason other than just sheer laziness of putting my contacts in, but I think I might wear them even more if I started thinking of them as a fashion accessory.  I got this idea from my teenager (Becka) who we had to buy glasses for earlier this year.  We decided to try out Zenni Optical after seeing a newscast on their great prices and have been really satisfied. Since they are so reasonably priced, I’ve acutally bought Becka 3 different pair of glasses, and she does in fact wear them like fashion accessories – depending on the outfit she’s wearing.  I was really surprised when she mentioned that she had thought I’d have bought her a pair of holiday frames for Christmas as she had hinted several times.  I absolutely didn’t catch that hint at all. LOL  So I guess the one present I didn’t get my girls that they wanted was eyeglasses. Isn’t that weird?  She has district debate coming up soon so I’m thinking that I might buy her a new pair or two now and give them to her for good luck that morning. And maybe JUST MAYBE I’ll buy me a couple pair and try out wearing glasses  more often.