Goodwill Hunting

I love Sundays.

My husband is home on Sundays, so I am free to spend my time anyway I wish while he watches the children. Usually, I take one of the kids on a Mommy date. It's never anything planned and almost always involves shopping and private talks. I've learned the most about my kids on those Sunday dates.

Yesterday I spirited my oldest daughter away from home. My goal for the day was a visit to AC Moore; Camryn's goal was to blow the $16 she had burning a hole in her pocket. She wanted to find some water toys, so when we were done at AC Moore we moseyed on down the road towards Big Lots.

Between AC Moore and Big Lots sits a nice Goodwill store that I have never, ever visited. The only time I've ever been inside a Goodwill store, it was disorganized and hard to navigate. That was when I only had one child, and I didn't want to repeat the experience with 4 kids. Yesterday was a perfect opportunity to hit that store since I just had the one child with me.

The store ended up being a treasure trove. Camryn kept repeating, "This stuff is SO CHEAP!" (rather loudly, much to my dismay). We walked out of there with 3 bags stuffed full of clothes for $52.50. My favorite find was an April Cornell dress for Lillian. Camryn's favorite was a brand new American Girl game for $3.

She can't wait to go back and dig for more treasures. Me, either! That was FUN!