Two weeks ago we went to the mall to get some school shoes for Emma and Sophie.  Payless was having their BOGO 1/2 price sale so I thought that was the perfect place to go.

Both girls needed not only a new pair of sneakers of school but needed gym shoes that they have to leave at school.

We started the evening out at Godfathers Pizza which is a huge treat for us. We only eat there about once a year.  It was so yummy. After the girls got done eating they checked out the games. They didn’t play any but had fun messing around with the machines.

Sarah “playing” the driving game. She had a blast!

Sophie “playing” the shooting game. 

Emma of course was to old to “pretend” to play. LOL

After the girls were done we went to the mall and the girls starting looking at the shoes. Emma had two pairs of shoes picked out and ready to buy before Sophie had her first pair. Sophie is such a diva. She’s gotta try them on, talk about what outfits they will go with.  It’s really frustrating after awhile.

Sarah kept herself occupied trying on several different pairs of shoes on. She just loves shoes.

Finally we had two pair for Emma and Sophie found 3 pair and we were ready to check out. Got 5 pairs of shoes for $80 bucks. Yeah, thats a lot of money but for 5 pairs it’s really good.

As soon as we walked out of payless Sarah saw the play area and went ballistic. She just HAD to play and right now.

So I took her in there and all of a sudden she started running around and squealing. I’ve never seen her so hyper. It was like someone had slipped her some speed.

She had such a good time running, sliding,climbing and playing that she didn’t want to leave. In fact Emma had to carry her to the car kicking and screaming the whole way. Which is something Sarah has never done before.

She’s getting so independent. LOL She so wanted to play longer but it was getting late and we needed to head home. Once we got to the car she was fine. Turns out she was screaming because she wanted down to walk. Go figure!

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Every day I get a nice note from The Universe. Some how they always seem to be perfect for me.  It’s a mass thing so everyone gets the same thing so not sure how they do it. I guess being the universe and all it’s easy peasy,. LOL

Anyway…Today’s note said the following.

You’re the greatest, Jamie.
You’re truly the greatest.

Thank you,
    The Universe

You really are, Jamie.

I needed that today. Thank you Universe!

Here is a $10 gift card to starbucks. However you do have to fill out a survey. I’m not a big enough fan to take this offer up but some of you might want it.  http://www.totallyfreestuff.com/index.asp?ID=35786

If you like cross necklaces you can get one free. Nothing is needed for this. If you want you can make a small contribution but it’s not necessary.  http://www.totallyfreestuff.com/index.asp?ID=35803

If you have time to complete a survey then you can get a free sample of Amino Vital Sports Nutrition. The Survey is a quick one. https://aminovital.wufoo.com/forms/amino-vital-free-sample-survey/

Through GreenPeace you can get a  Free BP Deepwater Disaster Sticker. I’m signing up for this one. https://secure3.convio.net/gpeace/site/Ecommerce/178648409?store_id=1262

For the women you can get a sample of Carefree and you can also get a coupon. I’m signing up for this one too. http://www.carefreefreshstart.com/special-offers

Get a free Latina Travel Bag.  You must use UPC code 603084234592 This is also only for people in the United States. http://www.latina.com/garnier

Thats it for freebies for now. I hope everyone can find something they want.  Please hurry and some have limited supplies.

I recently read a book called The weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf.

One of the things that drew me to the book is that everything took place in Iowa.  This is actually the first fiction book I’ve read that was based in Iowa. Not only did it take place in Iowa but the Author resides in Iowa with her family.

The story takes place in a small town in Iowa.  The father is an abusive drunk and the little girl is a selective mute.

Early one morning the little girl and her friend go missing. As the story unravels you really get into the lives of both families. How a woman can stay in an abusive marriage.

This was a quick read and was very well written.  So if your looking for a book to read I highly recommend this one.

Two weeks ago I did a little photo shoot with Sarah. Was just playing around.  I didn’t get to many shots as it was so hot out.  I have a crappy camera so the pics aren’t as good as they could of been.

I did manage to get one that I’m gonna print out into an 8×10 and put on my wall. The bad thing is I can’t decide which one.

So my faithful readers. Help me decide.

The top one I call Color Selection and the one underneath I call vintage.  Which one do ya’ll like better?

Here are a couple more random pics I took that day.

So again….Do you like Color Selection or Vintage?