Okay, here goes...
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Now, for the second bit of business, if you're local (or at least have a Bi-Lo grocery store in your town) and eat cereal, you might be interested in this. I ran into our Bi-Lo to get a box of hot chocolate and a gallon of apple cider to warm us up after another chilly soccer game for Big Sis. On my way to check out, I spotted a cereal deal: select Kellogg's cereal 4/$10. That's $2.50 a box, which doesn't sound all that great; it's a sale price but not really a "stock up price." But then there is a $4 automatic rebate when you actually buy 4, making it 4/$6. That's a pretty good price: $1.50 each.
But then I saw the coupon dispenser for $1.00 off Applejacks or Fruit Loops... I got one of each of those and used two coupons, giving me 4 boxes of brand name cereal for $4. If you really wanted to, I suppose you could choose Fruit Loops or Applejacks for all 4 of your boxes, use 4 coupons, and get them for $0.50 each. Now thats a stock-up price! I'll admit, I struggle with buying sugary cereal for the girls v. buying expensive organic brands. But when I can get some so cheaply, well, I guess I'm easily persuaded!
And finally, last night we headed out to "Boo at the Zoo." Actually, we headed out to a fantasy maze for the kiddos, but when we got there it was cancelled. Since our little ones were already decked out in Full Fairy Fabulousness, we had to find another destination. So, on to the zoo!
They had little carnival type booths like ring toss and temporary tattoos for $.25 tickets. They had lots of candy for prizes, and little stations with characters to find for more candy and a clue (including a scary, dead-eyed Dora the Explorer). At the end, when we solved the puzzle, we got a prize: more candy. That's ok- I'm completely prepared for next weekend now!
This isn't the best picture, but I wanted you to see Little Sis intently licking on this lollipop- still in the wrapper.
It was not the most extravagant event, but it didn't need to be. It was fun being there with lots of people from the community and seeing the animals at night (remember the raccoon from this post? He was a lot more awake this time!) including a flock of peacocks roosting right above us. (It was really dark, these are the best shots our camera could get. Sorry.)
We stayed until they started to close the place down. And then we stripped the fairies down to their tights & t-shirts. We thought this was so they could fall asleep on the way home, but it turned out to be the safest way to make an ice cream stop! I'll be scrubbing the car seats for weeks! Everyone was sticky and happily worn out when we finally got the girls ready for bed.
It was a sweet night. I was hesitant to go because it had been a horrible day- two grumpy kids had work my patience quite thin. But I'm so glad we got it together, got out of the house, and got to have some fall family time.
It was a sweet night. I was hesitant to go because it had been a horrible day- two grumpy kids had work my patience quite thin. But I'm so glad we got it together, got out of the house, and got to have some fall family time.
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