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10/02/2005 Archived Entry: "visiting targets"

Yesterday Tabitha was able to return to her beloved gardening class. She wasn't able to attend in May and June due to the Ho'ike and it was out for July, August and September. She was so thrilled to go and was counting down all the days prior. While she was in class, Chris and I stopped at Lakeshore Learning to do a little Christmas shopping. They didn't have one item I was looking for to get Tabitha, but I was able to pick up nice paint brushes for her and also a set of Wee-Widgets for Daisy. Then if was off to Target where we took our time by stopping at the snack bar before perusing ever so slowly. Chris found a new Game Cube game that he desperately wanted for ten bucks off so we bought that and he said it could be my birthday gift to him, lol.

After Target we made a quick stop at Whole Foods to get veggie jerky for the kid and veggie sushi for me. It was cheese tasting day so we also scored some fabulous double gloucester with onions and chives cheese. Yummy. After we paid I saw some nice reusable Whole Foods bags and the price was right so I got back in line and picked up two of them. They will nicely round out my collection of grocery bags.

After we picked up Tabs, we decided to run into a nearby Toys R Us even though we just went the other day. We're on a mission to find a Spud Trooper but alas it was to no avail. We did get a Toy Story Mr. Potato Head on sale though. It only comes with two parts we don't have, but the sale was good and we need a few more heads for Tabitha's birthday party. Speaking of which, I won an ebay auction for a rubber stamp that will be perfect for me to make invitations.

The rest of the day was spent at home. First we had a quick lunch then Tabitha entertained Daisy while Chris and I did clean-up of the living room. Tabitha's book nook had gotten way out of control so we really worked in that area. Once done, we took a break, put the baby to nap and Chris played his new game. Then it was time to bring in the Halloween decorations! Everything looks good, though I wish we had more stuff. But I think we did a nice job with what we have. One thing is missing though, we can't seem to find our Holloween welcome mat. I know it's in the depths of the garage, but it's not easy to find things in there. We also looked for the costume Daisy is supposed to wear and didn't have any luck. But Chris had a new thought today of where to look and will try again this week.

Today we had a fairly leisurely morning, for us anyway. We were up early, but weren't in a hurry to get ready, Tabitha even watched a movie while lounging on the couch. However, we did eventually get dressed for the day and headed out to Target. I bought another Halloween shirt so I don't always have to wear the same one. We also found some Kleenex boxes with Disney villains and we chose the one with Maleficent and also one with Cruella de Vil to donate to my Disney email list. We found two little crafts for Tabitha to do, one is making a dozen ghosts to hang from the tree in the front yard and the other is a fall garland. She doesn't know it, but at the Target yesterday we also bought a Care Bears Halloween cookie that she can color with edible markers. She loves those things :) We wanted to expand our decorations a bit so we bought another string of lights. We have a string of jack o' lantern lights that we've had for 10 years and decided to add to it and let Tabitha pick out the new set. They look like little lanterns covered in spider webs with a spider on each one. Target has an archway that I fell in love with. I totally adore it. We're in the considering stages but will need to decide by Saturday as that's when the sale ends.

After Target we stopped briefly in Old Navy to look for a $5 Halloween shirt for Chris, but they only have women and kids right now so we'll try again later. We then made our way to my in-laws' for a visit and so Chris could get down their Halloween decorations. We had a good long visit and Tabitha had fun helping to decorate. We borrowed some headbands for the girls to wear in pictures this week and also scored some light up decorations for our windows. When we got home we hung up the new lights, put out the Halloween M&Ms and turned on the lights in the Halloween village. It looks so festive in here! I'm just really in a Halloween mood this year and am looking forward to all of our activities.