Yesterday was a very good birthday for Samuel! Since James has been super-busy with work, I ventured out for Samuel's gifts, cake and ice cream. He had mentioned camo to James and so I headed to Good Will to see what they had. Good thing he had other items on that list! There was no camo in his size so I ventured over to the household section. I mean, I was right there, right? Boy, am I glad I did! First I spot two HUGE boxes full of the cutest little lampshades. They were all marked .80 each. Regular retail is marked as much as $15.50 per shade! I am excited to do some fun projects with these! I also found a cute basket for $1.50.

Once I got these I thought I was done but  I run across the cutest oriental style rug (2'X3') for $3.00. As I was loading it up a lady runs out of the back room saying they have the large one(5'X8') to match for $12 AND they will throw in the long runner for free because it was dirty. So for $15 I got three nice matching rugs!

When I got home I rolled out the runner and ran the vac over it several times. Obviously it was placed close to someone's door but now it's clean! I  will shampoo all of them on the deck before using them. I am saving them for when we finally move things over to the addition.

Oh, but we can't forget---I was shopping for Samuel's birthday! So long story- short I get his goods at Walmart. He was very happy with a new light up light saber, cowboy hat and wallet(complete with some spending money). He's one content fellow, indeed. Besides, we didn't have school yesterday either. We also ate chocolate cake and ice cream. His world was one of sheer bliss.

The end.