so i've been feeling a little depressed this week...probably just tiredness from sharkey's daily 5am wakeup calls, and having to deal with almost all of the parenting/ cooking/ cleaning/ never-ending cycle of daily life by myself (pants was out of town, and hasn't been around to help with the kids as much lately). i've also been frustrated with gaining a little weight but not having any uninterrupted workout time to fix said weight gain, and it's all starting to make me feel bored or dissatisfied or something. i think maybe i just need some time to myself. alone. just to breathe easier a little. which i have to say pants was nice enough to give me this afternoon by taking the boys out and about for awhile.
oh - here's something that actually made me start to feel a lot better! last night a friend called and asked me to go with her to a big clothing sale that was being held early this morning - somehow she got word that they were selling brand-new roxy/quicksilver/billabong clothing for
six dollars a pound. my boys wear a lot of these surfer-type clothes, and they are NOT cheap, so i was like, i'm in!! so 3 of us girls went this morning (at 6:30am! of course, i was already up before 5, thanks to the darling shark), and i was hoping to score some good stuff for the boys.
but when we got there, there weren't that many kids' clothes, but they did have TONS of women's clothes! in my size! so i got a couple things for sky and pants that i could find, but the rest of the stuff i got was all for me! although of course, i felt slightly guilty, which is dumb because the prices were SO phenomenal, and i needed some things anyway. (i actually don't own very many clothes. it may seem like it, but i really don't. and i only have a few pairs of shoes, too. which is weird, since i LOVE clothes and shoes. now pants, on the other hand, has a closetFULL of clothes/shoes/whatnot, and he doesn't care a lick about what he wears. what is going on here?!)
anywho. so here's the lowdown...i got 2 super cute purses, 2 sweaters, 6 pairs of shorts, 2 pairs of pants, 3 hats, 2 dresses, 3 skirts, a pair of shorts for sky and a pair for pants - all new, high-quality brands - for under sixty-five bucks. oh my gosh, you guys! that is like, waaaay cheaper than even the thriftiest thrift store prices (which is where this frugal gal normally shops). seriously, i probably saved at least 600 dollars. totally worth standing out in the rain early in the morning! and it was fun to 'get out with the girls'!
so anyway, it made me feel better. which is probably really shallow. but i don't care! it also made me realize my body isn't in as bad of shape as i think it is...i just need to work on a few trouble spots. and maybe stop eating so many of these:

in other news...
earlier today sharkey told me he needed to 'just ride his bike in the rain for a minute'...hmm...



and yes, it's now official. i am the proud owner of an 8-year-old:

