She works hard for the money (saving)

Tonight I am working my first of two shifts at the Jack and Jill children's consignment sale. In exchange for working 6 hours at the sale and helping to sort at the end, I got to shop early on Friday. At the fall sale, this helped me get a few big items like furniture for our playroom and toys for the Mom's Morning Out program.

This time, I didn't need anything big (except I tried to grab a Smart Cycle for my friend- I made a beeline for them as soon as I made it through the door but they were gone before I got there). Instead, I spent most of my time searching for the best deals in clothes for my girls.

Little Sister didn't really need anything except for an Easter dress. She has an overabundance of hand-me-downs from her big sister. But Big Sis had almost nothing, save a few beautiful dresses from some sweet bigger girls at church and a few 4Ts from last year that still fit. She is also at that age where she is no longer coming home covered in lunch or paint, graduating from wearing roughed-up play clothes to preschool. In fact, in August my big girl will turn five and start Kindergarten! She deserved some special "new" clothes.

So here is what I bought for Big Sis:

• 3 church dresses (and 1 cute linen capri outfit with a matching hat)
• 3 casual sundresses
• 11 shorts/pants & top sets (including a couple from gymboree- cute!)
• 4 pairs of shorts (2 knit, 1 denim, 1 khaki)
• 2 ribbed tank tops
• 1 t-shirt with a fairy on it
• 3 pairs of shoes (white dress, white sandals, brown sandals)
• A lightweight rain jacket
  

And for Little Sis:

• A sweet smocked Easter dress
• 2 other dresses (Laura Ashley and baby Gap. She needed neither but they are the cutest dresses I've ever seen.)
• A linen capri outfit with a hat
• A cute little Carter's floral sundress/bubble for $1.

I also bought three nicer dress-up dresses (Tinkerbell and her friend Rosetta, and an Ariel dress with a tail.) We have a lot of dress up clothes, but I thought I'd grab them since Big Sis is obsessed with fairies, and one will probably end up being her Halloween costume. All of them together were just $12.

Finally, I found two Disney play cell phones. Big Sis wanted a Tinkerbell one from a shop at DisneyWorld. There they were $6.95. I got both the Tink phone and an Ariel phone for little sister for $1.

The grand total for this huge shopping trip?

$118.

I'm pretty proud of myself!