gift card day

so.. what do you do when you're broke, NEED to get out of the house and take a break from your sick whiney babies (who i love), and really need to feel like you're spending money for some reason? you gather up all your gift cards and store credit cards that have built up in your 5 different purses over the last few years (that have really low balances), you call your mom for a companion, and you have GIFT CARD DAY! we went to almost every place i had a gift card (i have no idea where most of them came from...my wedding?), and the rule was that i could not put ONE single penny on our debit card. and i did it! of course, my sweet mom dug through her purse to find the tax on the cute little flower vases i purchased at pottery barn. (thanks for the 69 cents mom, i owe you). it was so fun. and so free. and a much needed break before i came home to a really bad night with the kiddos. but they're doing much better today! YEAH! NO ONE HAS FEVER!!! and everyone seems to have a happy heart! anyways, thanks mom, i really had a great time yesterday. thanks for helping me pick fun things out!! you can totally borrow my necklaces anytime...

oh.. i almost forgot... and this is what kenny did.

i'm not sure who he reached on his rubber ducky phone, but he was really into the conversation... the baby bear in his left hand was napping. shhhh. (blurry picture, but i had to take it.)