Happy Monday

Today has been a great day so far. I managed to get the girls to ballet class, even though Gretchen protested angrily, and afterward we did a mega grocery shopping trip. They were such good shoppers, helping me fill the cart and actually stayed close to me as I asked! Woohoo! Of course, I bribed them by letting them pick out their own cup of yogurt, and with a ride on the one cent pony right at the checkout. :-)

I noticed something at the store today that just made me sad. On the way out we saw some new grocery carts that looked like cars. Upon closer inspection, I saw that these were no ordinary carts...for just one dollar, you can rent the cart so your child can ride inside at WATCH TV!! I was appalled! I guess no place is safe from the boob tube. I'm certainly not against TV, but in the store? Ugh!

~ Incensical ~
Yankee Candle tarts and tart warmers are all the rage right now, and I do have one (thanks to reading Gina Miller's blog LOL). However, after a bedroom cleaning spree over the weekend, Rob uncovered an incense bottle that has remained unused and dusty on the chest of drawers. He brought it down to the kitchen and we've been burning it all weekend. I love to watch the smoke float around and there's just something about the smell...it's so different. Isn't this a pretty bottle?


~ Perking Right Along ~
Here's another newer addition to the kitchen...a vintage coffee perculator! I accidentally broke the carafe for our automatic drip model, so we acquired my mother-in-law's old, unused perculator. It makes fantastic coffee...better than anything we've tried before.

I also ordered a cute little vintage coffee pot from Ebay, as I've decided to start collect old coffee stuff to decorate the kitchen (thanks to my friend Carrie for the idea!).

Well now we're off to school for another yearbook meeting, and tonight we are on our own since Rob has class. I think we'll make birthday cards for my brother, and play a couple of games.

:-)