Some good finds..

I love Christmas. It is my favorite holiday by far. I do love to shop for people that I am close to because I always know exactly what I want to get them or what theme to go with.

This year we decided we were going to get Madelyn a kitchen and some books. She loves books and Borders was/is going out of business. We bough a bunch super cheap already so she is getting those for Christmas.

We  I have been looking at kitchens all the time, trying to decide which one we were going to get for her. I had a few on our Amazon wish list, since there is plenty of time to decide. Well we went to Once Upon a Child last weekend to look through the long sleeve shirts. Since it all of a sudden got cold and I was like ZOMG I have nothing for my kid to wear. Anyway. We walk in and I see this...

I am immediately all over my husband, oh that's nice. He examines it with his scrupulous eye. There was one dent, one very small dent. It was in the rear on the bottom, which will be against a wall. So I immediately am like lets get it right now. We can hide it and everything. He wanted to go home and check it out online to make sure we would be getting a deal. {Yes I have a smart phone, no it never has battery, hence could not look right then} Plus we had no room in the car so we would have to empty the trunk. I was nervous that it wouldn't be there but figured if it wasn't, we could continue to look etc.

So we checked online and cleaned the trunks. Yes plural, we have small cars and this is huge. So on Babies R Us it retails for $229.00. The one at Once upon a Child... $100.00. Oh hells yea!!!

So obviously, we bought it. We took it apart in the parking lot, which took FOREVER. We loaded the car and now have it hidden in her closet. We are so excited.

Now most of us with kids and many who don't, know how expensive Melissa and Doug is. So I tend to just say forgetaboutit and don't get her that stuff. We we were at Savers last night and found this..

It was listed at $12.99. I checked online on my phone, wooo hoo I had battery and saw that it retails for $69.99! So we got that for her for Christmas too. It is in good condition and she thought it was helluva fun. So that is now hidden in the closet.

I am sure going to miss the days when she plays with something in a store and forgets about it by the time she gets home if it is not easily accessible.

You want to see what else we got at Savers? A trike.. for $.99, yes that is NINETY NINE CENTS! boya!