thrift store finds

over the weekend, sue (my mother-in-law) & i ran into our local goodwill to kill some time. typically, our goodwill seems to be over picked  and i typically don't leave with anything. i did find a few fun things on our short trip, and left feeling accomplished- especially since my grand total was $2.75! 

my steals included: a milk glass geometric mug, a purple salsa dish, four floral place mats  and a children's book- "the day jimmy's boa ate the wash".

 this book is quite humorous and includes a short bit about jenny getting an egg cracked on her head.

another plus of our visit to goodwill was how organized the store was. the store was fairly clean, and everything was pretty much easy to find! overall, it was a successful trip!

looking forward to our little one

one thing that I can hardly wait to do with our little one is read books together. especially the books that I grew up reading. originally, I had a collection of books mainly for my nieces and nephews when they would visit at auntie's house. now it is fun to collect books for my very own little one.

one of my fondest memories from growing up was when my Dad would read to us girls each night. I especially remember reading the chronicles of narnia series, and another book called the tales of the kingdom. that was our special time with my Dad, and I still treasure those moments he spent with us reading. maybe Ben might let Papa sneak in ever so often to read our little ones.

 these were some of my favorites from growing up:

"a bargain for francis" by russell hoban

 "petunia" by roger duvoisin

 "winnie the pooh" by a.a. milne

i still have a wish list going, which includes "this is the way to the moon", "harry the dirty dog", "raggedy ann", "loveable lyle", "put me in the zoo", "stone soup", "the house on east 88th street", and richard scarry's "what people do all day" & "the best story book ever". 

the list could go on & on!