I have been scoring in all sorts of ways today 😀 And no....not the dirty way....yet, at least 😉 Rawr!

If you couldn't tell already by my playful mood, I woke up feeling tons better this morning. Still not 100% by any means since I still have a bad headache that won't go away and I find I get fatigued way too easily. But not wanting to puke my guts out is a step in the right direction I say. SCORE!

I spent some time this morning catching up on my Google Reader, per the usual am routine. And I found out that I won a giveaway from my pal Julie at the great blog Julie Go Lean. I won a coupon to try out a Rudi's Organic Bakery product. Cool! Or should I say SCORE! 😉

Rudy's Organics Image from Julie's Blog

After getting some breakfast into the baby girl and I, we headed out to the consignment sale. I never realized so many people in the blog world were fans of these things! I guess bargains are hard to pass up, huh? These are a bit different than consignment shops though. It is one sale that lasts a weekend in a temporary location (fairgrounds, church, other public buildings) and is solely for children items. I actually don't go consignment shopping for myself since even all the consignment shops around where I live are for children items only. Good thing there are places like Kohls and TJMaxx closeby for my own bargain shopping 😉

Anyways, check out all the loot....

Four Dresses

Five Complete Outfits

Eleven Tops

Eleven Bottoms (one went unpictured)

Three Pairs of Shoes

Two Bikinis

and Eight Books

...and all of that for UNDER $100!!! SCORE!!!!! M could very well be set for spring and summer. But I know I'll end up buying more at some of the other sales I enjoy that are happening in upcoming weeks. It's too fun to shop for such a cutie pie!

Another awesome part of the day was the lovely weather. We even got to play outside.

It's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood a'la Mr. Rogers

kick the ball

If you have kids, you know what a huge benefit that is. So that gets a SCORE!!! too. Ya sick of those yet? I'm not! After such a lousy week, I'm gonna be peppy. Ha!

And it might seem odd, but I was also pumped that I got to clean and feel caught up on everything. Laundry, sweeping/mopping, kitchen odds and ends, etc. Even scrubbing the stroller and cleaning my car. Ahhhhhhh... Oops. I meant....wait for it....SCORE!

Something else that made me smile = seeing new faces in the comments sections. I love making new bloggie friends. Score!

And tomorrow is Friday. I know you want to shout SCORE!! with me on that one. Yay for Fridays! And tomorrow will be extra good for me, since I get to meet up with Lindsey to make up for our snowed out date last week. I can't wait 🙂

• What are your plans for the weekend? Girl time lunch date tomorrow, visit with my family and seeing my little bro on Saturday, church and the usual on Sunday. It'll be a good one!
• What ways did you score today? I think you know my answer by now 😉
• What is the best bargain you have ever found? Mine would have to be M's furniture. We fully stocked her nursery with TWO dressers, a changing table, a crib, a crib mattress, and a glider for $150. Like 10% of what it would cost if we got it new.

ETA: Remember to ask me ANYTHING by clicking here!! I don't have any questions yet. Maybe that just means I am too open of a book? 😉

Hey ladies (and possibly lads too ;))! I hope everyone is having a fantabulous humpity-hump day. I can barely believe it's already Wednesday! Probably because my life has been sucked into a time vacuum the past few days and it's not getting any better yet. On the bright side, I have learned a few things in the past 24 hours. Let me share these not so life altering lessons...

1. Makenzie enjoys watching television WAY more than I thought she did.

I mentioned yesterday that I had to resort to the television to entertain her while I am so under the weather and I fully expected her to get sick of it after one, maybe two, shows. Nope! She was perfectly happy to do this all day with me...

chilling with the TV and me

Please tell me I haven't created a monster 😉

2. Consignment season is back already!!!

For those of you unfamiliar with what in the heck a consignment sale is, I have provided some photos for reference.

LOTS of clothes

LOTS of knick knacks

LOTS of big toys

It is basically massive garage sales. People from all over a community can bring their gently used children's clothing, toys, books, movies, bedroom items, baby gear like strollers/swings/etc, actual children and husbands, and everything else to sell at around 80% cheaper than you would find the items new. Well, maybe they don't sell actual children and husbands...but everything else is game! These are GREAT for buying things for kiddos. Children go through clothes, toys, necessary items like Courtney Love goes through her drug stash.

All the items are checked to be sure they are in excellent condition, clean, and safe for new buyers. I have bought almost everything for Makenzie through these sales and will continue to do so. Plus, they are fun because they are like your own personal treasure hunt. Too bad, I couldn't be accompanied by this guy as my own personal pirate helper. 😉

for some reason he is so sexy as a pirate

Well, back to my point. My mom called me yesterday asking if I was going to make it to the Kidsignments Sale. WHAT?! Already?! They usually don't start until March, but this season it's starting early I guess. The next month will have one of my favorite sales each week. And I just have to hit them up to pick up the bargains and get M all set for spring and summer needs.  I better get over this nastiness pronto!

3. I can be way too obsessed with things being neat. At the price of my stomach.

I was going insane yesterday with how behind I am on taking care of things around the house like dishes, laundry, mopping, cleaning the kitchen...not having spilled milk all over the floor from miss M. I got to the point where I couldn't take laying there looking at it all so I got up and tried to clean. Not smart. Whenever I move I feel super nauseous. So, yea. It led me to saying adios to my lunch and I'll leave it at that. I waved my white flag and retired to the couch again.

4. Nicholas Sparks will make me cry every book he writes.

Dear John

I finished reading Dear John yesterday and I should have known that would include some tear shedding. His books always make me cry. In a good way though. I like how much emotional impact they can have on me. I adore his books because while they are written in a very simple language, they are still beautiful to read and really pull on the heartstrings. The stories are always pretty similar with all the heartache and outcomes being tearjerkers, but I love how each book reads like it's brand new and the characters just draw you in. I don't think Dear John was the best of his, but I really enjoyed reading it. It will be interesting to see how the movie compares when I finally get around to watching it. That won't be until it comes out on DVD, so at least I was pleasantly surprised to see his new book already available for me from the library to tide me over.

5. I love all of you! Your comments and get well wishes made my day. I always look forward to the comments and sharing in this great community 🙂 So, I pass along this award I got from Keri to all of you. Thanks Keri!