[Aurora_Bell]

Hence the glass of wine! ;) :D

[redhed35]

Did you ever have one of those weeks where you feel you could just sleep and sleep..

I must be going through a growth spurt!. fingers crossed its not my bum or thighs.

[Aurora_Bell]

Do you ever have those weeks were all your friends seem to be losing weight, and you seem to be finding it?

[redhed35]

Do you ever have those weeks were all your friends seem to be loosing weight, and you seem to be finding it?

Ever try squeezing between two tables and forget just how much space your bum needs!

Or cleaning away goodo,decide to head to the shops and catch a glance at your top in the window with two very white dusty marks right on your boobs.

Or heavily pregnant dressed up nice (or so you think) until you see your bloated puffy reflection in a shop window...

Or some 18 year old fetus trying to sell you a pair of jeans that won't come up past your knee's,telling you 'this is your size!'...

[Aurora_Bell]

Bahahahaha Yes. Been there a few times. Just the other day I went into buy a new pair of jeans, I lost 40 pounds, but I gained like 10 back so I went in, told them my size (8) and they told me they didn't carry plus size jeans!! Wahahahahahahaha.

[redhed35]

Bahahahaha Yes. Been there a few times. Just the other day I went into buy a new pair of jeans, I lost 40 pounds, but I gained like 10 back so I went in, told them my size (8) and they told me they didn't carry plus size jeans!!! Wahahahahahahaha.

You were in baby gap bella!

Losing 40 pounds is quite a chunk of bootie,have you tried on any of E's clothes??

[Alty]

Baby gap. :p

ROTFLMAO!

Speaking of the gap, R's sister sent gift certificates for the kids birthdays, I'm grateful, but her choice was Gap and Gymboree. One hundred dollars each, and all they got were a few clothes. It took me an hour to finally decide on an outfit for Sydney. Fifty dollars for a pair of jeans, for an 8 year old? I don't have 50 dollar jeans for crying out loud!

I finally found a few things, Syd got a dress, some leggings and a pair of jeans and the end total was $108 and some change. :eek:

Jared got a few t-shirts and a sweater, end total $104! :eek:

All I can think about is the fact that I could have bought 10 items of clothing, or more at Walmart, per child. :(

[cdad]

Baby gap. :p

ROTFLMAO!

Speaking of the gap, R's sister sent gift certificates for the kids birthdays, I'm grateful, but her choice was Gap and Gymboree. One hundred dollars each, and all they got were a few clothes. It took me an hour to finally decide on an outfit for Sydney. Fifty dollars for a pair of jeans, for an 8 year old?! I don't have 50 dollar jeans for crying out loud!

I finally found a few things, Syd got a dress, some leggings and a pair of jeans and the end total was $108 and some change. :eek:

Jared got a few t-shirts and a sweater, end total $104! :eek:

All I can think about is the fact that I could have bought 10 items of clothing, or more at Walmart, per child. :(

By me they have outlet malls. Its where the major makers of clothing have discount stores. Its rare anything is over $20 u.s. funds. Most is between $5 and $12.

[Alty]

By me they have outlet malls. Its where the major makers of clothing have discount stores. Its rare anything is over $20 u.s. funds. Most is between $5 and $12.

We don't have outlet malls, but you can find good clothing for low prices if you look. We have Giant Tiger, Walmart, Winners, thrift stores, you name it. I could have bought so much with $100 each for the kids, but because they were gift certificates I had to go to the store they were for, Gap and Gymboree.

The dress I bought Syd was regular $49. Thankfully it was on sale, but still, I'm looking at it thinking that it's not worth the money, and I would never spend that kind of money on a dress normally. She wore it to school today, I was in a panic thinking she'd rip it or get it dirty. Hubby said "let her wear it, she needs to get some use out of it considering how much it cost".

The thing that shocked me is the amount of people that were in these two stores buying arm loads of clothes for their kids. One lady came up and told me how adorable Syd's outfit was, and did I buy it at Gymboree (the store we were in). I told her no, I bought it at Walmart and the entire thing, top, jeans, socks and underwear, cost me less than $20. As soon as she heard Walmart she turned up her nose and said "I would never shop there. The clothes are just awful". What? You just told me you liked them! :(

It's sad. They're kids, who cares about fashion when you're 8?

Still, I do appreciate that R's sister sent the gift cards. The clothes are nice, I just hope the kids realize that this isn't something we can afford to do every time they need new clothes.

[Cat1864]

I used to love thrift stores for the kid's everyday clothes. I didn't care what happened to a pair jeans that I paid a two dollars for. There was the bonus that they were already broken in so I didn't have to listen to complaints about stiff pants. :D

[Alty]

I used to love thrift stores for the kid's everyday clothes. I didn't care what happened to a pair jeans that I paid a two dollars for. There was the added bonus that they were already broken in so I didn't have to listen to complaints about stiff pants. :D

Exactly.

Sadly most of the "thrift" stores we have are all high quality stuff, Gap, Gymboree, Please Mum. It's still cheaper to buy new at Walmart. I do have a wonderful friend whose daughter is a few years older than Syd. We get a lot of second hand clothes from her. The only bad thing is that this girl is very large (obese) and Syd is a stick. Most of the clothes are stretched out to the point where they fit me! :eek:

I sew a lot of the kids clothes, but Jared is getting to that age where homemade stuff isn't cool. He's not a fashionesta, but he does want jeans, shirts that are cool, and I don't have the skills to do that. :(

Syd is easy to please. As long as she's covered she doesn't care. I sew a lot of summer clothes for her, dresses, shorts, the material $3/yard or less at Walmart.

I'm the thrifty mom. I like to get a lot for my dollar, because there aren't a lot of dollars to work with. ;)

I need to win the lottery. :)

[redhed35]

we don't have walmart here,I think our pennys is the same.

good stuff,although it depends on the buyers,some seasons its amazing other seasons its pure crap.

another chain we have here is dunnes stores,cant beat them for value and quality.

its really the same any where you go,you can pay 80 quid for a pair of child's jeans or 6 quid,they get the same wear.

this morning ciara put a hole in a pair of trainers I got for her starting school,now I did pay out for them thinking they would last,but no... in bits after a few wears,waste of money!

[KBC]

Wranglers,, the'toughest,can't fit in them correctly' genes made for young boys.. but you had a ****ens of a time wearing holes in them.

Levi's have been and always will be my favorites.

****ies (yeah,if the spelling goes through) are also very good quality.

Now-a-days Carhart makes good clothes,but it's not going to last very long,kind of middle of the road in wear time.

It's been too long since I dressed little ones so the names of the brands we liked to dress her in are beyond me now.:(,, I think it's time to figure out some of what the grand daughter is wearing now... phone calls coming up!

[kp2171]

I need to win the lottery. :)

You've gots my adoration. Winning the lotto would be... like. Redundant, over and over again repeatedly.

*discaliimer. The above revolting grammatical rumination was premeditited and should not be used to gauge syntactic intellegence*

Plus, you've got big boobs.

That's like winning the lottery too.

At least for your man.

*judge away*

[Aurora_Bell]

Baby Gap! Lol. I wish I could squeeze into E's clothes, actually no I don't that would be really sickeningly thin...

40lbs is a good chunk of weight, but I also gained 100lbs when I was pregnant with E.

[Alty]

Wranglers,,,the'toughest,can't fit in them correctly' genes made for young boys..but you had a ****ens of a time wearing holes in them.

Levi's have been and always will be my favorites.

****ies (yeah,if the spelling goes through) are also very good quality.

Now-a-days Carhart makes good clothes,but it's not going to last very long,kind of middle of the road in wear time.

It's been too long since I dressed little ones so the names of the brands we liked to dress her in are beyond me now.:(,,,I think it's time to figure out some of what the grand daughter is wearing now...phone calls coming up!!

Reminds me of "hush puppy" shoes. Those things were uglier than sin, and you couldn't wear them out even if you put them in a fire.

I tried my darndest to break them, dragged them on the floor when riding my bike, but not even a hole.

They were brown suede, had laces. The looked like ugly boat shoes. Every year I got a new pair for school. :(

I was so happy when I was finally too old to fit into them. I always wanted a pair of patent leather mary janes. Sigh. My dream shoes.

[Alty]

youve gots my adoration. winning the lotto would be... like. redundant, over and over again repeatedly.

*discaliimer. the above revolting grammatical rumination was premeditited and should not be used to gauge syntactic intellegence*

plus, youve got big boobs.

thats like winning the lottery too.

at least for your man.

*judge away*

KP dear, it's going to take a lottery winning to get these puppies reduced! ;)

I'd rather love than money, but I'll take both if I can get them. :)

[Cat1864]

I was so happy when I was finally too old to fit into them. I always wanted a pair of patent leather mary janes. Sigh. My dream shoes.

Which pair do you like best?

Patent Leather Mary Janes at ShopStyle

[Aurora_Bell]

OOOoooOOO They're not black, but I like the Charles Nolan in gold.

[Aurora_Bell]

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