Magic

Pics courtesy of Miss Madeline

Archiving my family's life has been put on hold for the last few weeks, due to my current obsession of watching Psych reruns.  I cannot quit that show!   Anyway...

We spent another weekend with the Ropers last week.  At least, the kids and I did.  Poor Scott works every Saturday morning.  The whole thing is still a little bit like magic to me.  I've spent most of my adult years living across the country from my parents.  They were in Wisconsin and I was in Utah, I was in Texas and they were in Wisconsin, they were in Utah and I was in Texas.  Now I can just hop in the car with my two kids and way too much stuff for just a weekend; we can drive for 2 hours 15 minutes and be in a different state at the home of my parents.  Magic, I tell you.  I still can't get over it.  

My mom and the kids and I took our semiannual pilgrimage to the outlets in Park City.  Boy, do I miss good ol' Grapevine Mills being a mere 15 minutes away in Texas.  Two weeks before Madeline was born I received a coupon in the mail to a certain store.  It was good for paying $20 for $30 in merchandise.  I hopped on over to Grapevine Mills Mall and proceeded to shop.  I took an armful of stuff to the check-out counter, and was told my loot didn't ring up to $30 yet.  I went back to the racks TWICE before I had enough stuff to satisfy the coupon.  I walked out of that store with bags of clothing.  Madeline was completely outfitted for the following winter (including a coat) for $20.  I was hooked.  I've hit the outlets in early August and February every year since.  And thus, my children are clothed.  This trip did not disappoint.  

Of course, I had a little project to work on while we were there.  I made Madeline a hula hoop tent for her birthday.  It's sure to be a hit with her and her animal "children".