Paths of Lorien

Along with birthday #5 came a growth spurt for my little guy.  Which means that after almost 2 years in the same pants he needs new ones.  I  hopped online for some internet shopping.  I am sure that they are perfectly normal prices, but $16 for a pair of tiny pants just doesn’t get me excited.  So I started shopping for some fabric online and picked out enough for several pairs of pant and short (and jammies) for $43.  Very good.  Then I got to thinking about it being the weekend so maybe I could get my honey to take me to my favorite thrift stores in Yuma.  Unfortunately, he is boycotting Arizona over the immigration law hitting the news right now.  So I head off to my not so great local thrift stores.  (Alone since at these you have to scrounge through large tubs for the kid clothing).

I hit the local store jackpot!!  I got a few skirts and a dress for TL; little guy now has 3 sets of jammies, 5 pairs of shorts, 4 pairs of pants and some overalls.  Lots of OshKosh in that assortment to my surprise.  He will, however, tell you that the very best item I found was a Halloween costume of Batman’s sidekick Robin– complete with cape.  It had a tear at the neck that I was able to fix with my serger in about 3 seconds.  I am certain he will want to wear it for days on end since he already asked to sleep in it.  (The answer was no because of the cape– I don’t want to strangle the little fella!)

New additions to the wardrobe: $11.28.  So much better than retail– you should see my happy dance!