I went out to the resale shop yesterday to find an outfit for James to wear to Joseph's spring recital and found this little gem...

I like the old fashioned look.  And check out the little french knots that make up the sheep's fleece and the little birds flying over...

I also found these little patent crib shoes for three dollars...

So I felt like the thrift store Gods had smiled upon me.  But that was just the beginning.  I stopped at this garage sale...  and it turned out to be the Garage Sale Of My Dreams.  This mother saved all her son's baby clothes from the late seventies/early eighties.  And they were all in such good condition!  I can't wait to see James in these...

 Everything was twenty-five cents!  The apple pants and the star shorts are two of my favorite pieces...

Several of the pieces are cotton, but a lot are polyester.

Health-tex, always a favorite of mine...

She loved overalls as much as I do...

Here's James modeling my favorite of the overalls.  He'll probably out-grow them by the time Spring is over...

This Weekend...

Found these good books at the library book sale...

 

Planted peas and carrots...

Snapped these pictures of the Happy Floor Baby...

Monday List

This week we're grateful for:
::Successful transfer of a sleeping Danny from the car to the crib, and then a 4 hour nap
::Mattie playing with a "family" of measuring cups and an egg carton for an hour
::Joe's interest in pileated woodpeckers
::Clementines
::Hand-me-down home-made knitted sweaters...

::This moment...

::Artisan bread in 5 minutes a day with honey...

::Knitted candycorn from a friend ...

::The courage to brave the cold...

::Mattie's renewed interest in babywearing...

::The chance to go grocery shopping alone at sunset...

::Thrift store Saturday...

::Any little moment I can find for knitting hats...

::And, Danny's new phrase:  "helping, helping!"