The Weekend Wrap Up for the End of September

Saturday was spent...

• Meeting up with my sister to give her part of her Christmas present early. We were shopping together at Bailey's when we found two sets of tips for cake decorating for a great price. I got them for her and put them away for a Christmas present, but told her she could have them early if she needed them for something. She's going to use them to make a cake for my niece's birthday party. Here's a picture of the invitations my sister made:

• I then went shopping for groceries and other necessities. I actually looked around a quite a few stores first and bought nothing. I'm looking for some sneakers for everyday wear. I have a pair for walking/jogging and didn't want to use them for anything other than working out. The cheapest pair I found that were okay were $10 at K-mart, but I found a pair for $15 that I like better.

I'm a sucker for the black and pink color combination.

• I spent the rest of Saturday lounging, doing a few things around the house, and some dog grooming. I was still feeling pretty tired from being sick.

• My husband cooked us a dinner of baked chicken, wild rice, and acorn squash.

Sunday was spent...

• I did some chores around the house such as laundry, dishes, cleaning the kitchen, cleaning the bathroom, and mowing the yard.

Dirty kitchen after cooking dinner

Clean kitchen the next day

I hang a lot of my laundry up to dry instead of using the dryer.

My nicely mowed and pooper-scooped front yard.

• I made sure to spend plenty of time resting while watching TV and playing Song Pop on Facebook. ;)

Other bits of randomness...

• I love 97.1 The Drive. Not only is their music great and they talk a lot less than other radio stations in the morning, but they send you free stuff in the mail. I recently got a card with Jagger on the front and a luggage tag inside.

• I also stopped a couple of garage sales. There were tons of them this weekend. I am trying not to buy frivolous things, so I got a couple of clipboards for my classroom at the first garage sale. The second one I bought nothing at and the last one I found a few tops for $3. The black tie-dye one fits, but the other ones are much smaller. I will fit into them someday!