Christmas Threw Up!

This is a picture of all the stuff I got at that Christmas Open House this weekend (minus 50 tree ornaments I wasn't going to lay out.) As I've told several of you, the deals were unreal. The most expensive item were the wreaths at a whopping $8 a piece. In fact, all new ornaments & fancy twigs & flowers for my tree cost me $61!

$24 for all 5 trees

$8 each

$1 each

She still has items left that she's wanting to get rid of. I'm hoping I can get her to let me have an Open House here. I'll keep you posted!

Close Call

Tonight my sister took all 3 boys birthday shopping & I thought I'd tag along. Once she was done paying, we had to wait for a price check on another item so we waited towards the front of the store. We were just standing there chatting when they lady returned & told us the price. We decided we didn't wanted it & started walking out. As we did, we realized that Combi wasn't with us. We started calling for him but nothing. I began walking back into the store while one sister went one direction & the other one checked in the entrance area of the store. Still nothing. My heart sank & I panicked! I then saw my sister run outside screaming Combi's name in a panic as I followed her. I stepped to see my son walking away holding a man's hand. I screamed his name & he turned around with tears streaming down his face & ran towards me. Thankfully the man holding his hand was a Walmart employee. It didn't stop me from flipping out & causing a scene in front of the store, while I yelled at him. (Sorry to anyone who might have seen me). Of course that only scared him more but at that point I wasn't thinking that he was OK. I was only thinking about what could've happened.
Once we got home & he finally stopped crying, we were able to sit, talk & hug. I'm so glad he's safe but boy what a lesson for both of us. 3 adults standing there did not see him slip away. He apparently walked over to the cart area unnoticed & thought he saw me walk out. When he walked up to this lady & realized it wasn't me, he began to cry & went back in the store where an employee saw him & took him to try to find us.
My heart is still pounding & I'm feeling a little sick. Sick that he disappeared & I didn't even notice. Sick that I flipped out instead of hugging him & telling him that I loved him. Sick that we have to worry about such things in this sick world.
I guess I should be grateful that it was nothing but right now I'm just stuck in that yucky place.

3, 5 & 7!

It's that crazy time of year again when all my boys are celebrating their birthdays (their b-days are 4 weeks apart). This year they decided they wanted to celebrate their special day at the Family Fun Center. I was a little worried because I chose a pretty inconvenient day & time so a few people couldn't make it. On the upside, the time chosen was apparently bad for a lot of other people because we had the whole place to ourselves. How awesome is that?! Everyone had a great time & we could've definitely used another hour!
I must also thank my good friend Kelly for helping me a ton on this! She may not think so but she was a real life saver that day. If it wasn't for her, there would have been no cupcakes to eat. What's a b-day party without cake? Thanks Kelly.
Also, thank you to all of our GENEROUS, AMAZING friends who spoiled my kids even after they were told to just get a group gift. You really made their birthdays special. Thank you for loving our boys & being such great friends.