I am not toothing around

A few weeks ago Hannah discovered that a lower "baby tooth" was loose. Yesterday before bed Kim offered her assistance to help pull the tooth out, that idea did not go down well with Hannah as she has a huge aversion to any type of pain so Hannah did what she does very well, she went ballistic threw a fit, got tired, and fell asleep with no tooth coming out. So today when I discovered that it was ready to come out I offered my my expertise in pulling teeth, (I don't have any) needless to say Hannah was just a tid bit nervous about letting me pull the tooth, but alas I was able to successfully extract the tooth and Hannah is a very happy toothless soon to be 6 year old. She even told me she has 4 others loose. I don't think I have that much spare change looks like I should go couch diving.

To thrift - Part 2

Here are the pictures of the Kids current "thrifted" wardrobe's

Hannah's----

long sleeve t-shirts

cutest Ralph Lauren shirt - too big- but she'll grow into it

Ben's ---

Kenneth Cole Leather bomber for $8

16 button down shirts

all long sleeve polo's and shirtsall of these sweaters and sweater vests

all of these jeans and pants

This last trip I bought 10 items for Hannah for $26, 8 items for Ben for $10, 5 items for Brice $5, 5 items for me for $23.

To thrift or not to thrift ? Part 1

I have done a few posts in the past showing my thrifting finds, and if those have not inspired you to try it, this one might.

This is my new outfit that I purchased yesterday for about $20. DKNY black drape cardigan $5, brand new cream fully lined wool trousers from Tommy Hilfiger $10, and leather BP snake skin peep toe pumps (new)$6. I cant wait to wear it out on a date with Brice or some where nice.

I had a particularly good clothes thrifting day yesterday which has inspired me to share with you a little of my families "Thrift" wardrobe. I will not be showing any of Brice's ( not sure if he wants me to "out" his wardrobe) but I will list for you some of the designers I have gotten for him. They include; Armani, Nordstrom, Kenneth Cole, Banana Republic, Ralph Lauren-polo, BCBG, J Crew, Perry Ellis, Tommy Hilfiger, to name a few.

I should probably share some tips too.
1. Do not take this kids if you want to take your time
2. Only buy clothes that you like. $1 is still a wasted $1 if you dont like it.
3. Look for quality fabrics
4. Be aware of any specials or deals of the day
5. Hemming or tailoring a thifted item is still cheaper than retail
6. You can always "edit" items from your cart before checkout

My favorite store for clothing hands down is Saver's. Why? They are very organized. Every thing is organized by size, style, & color. Especially the childrens items. Everyday a different colored tag is 50% off and on mondays they have .99 cent and 50% tags. And if you donate items you can receive a coupon for 20% off your entire purchase of full price items.

Sometimes retail stores donate new "clearance" items to local thrift stores. The Target by my house donates to The Salvation Army. Any thing that I have purchased from there that was Mossimo was brand new! (gotten lots of shoes) Ask the people that work there. They might give you some good info.

Here are the pics---

2 Anne Taylor, Mossimo2 Banana Republic wrap dresses, mossimo, down east outfitters

4 on bottom right are cashmere

Wool coats. I spent the most on the Navy (which is divine) $19.

The middle is a wool Banana Republic

Pashmina and scraves Nordtrom, Volcom

brand new Kenneth Cole

Kenneth Cole, Chinese Laundry, BP, Steve Madden, Mossimo, Antoni Melani

It definitely is worth the time... at least it has been for us!