Dollar Tree finds...

gearing up for Easter tree time...

we all were bored...

well, I was bored Tuesday night...

kind of a let down when you able to run around 3 whole days in a row...

(look, Donna, glitter on them eggs)

but don't get too excited- I haven't opened them yet...

so I made puppy dog eyes and the guys took me to town...

AFTER DARK!

I didn't want to really spend a lot of money...

didn't need a darn thing...

so it was the Dollar tree...

a candy duck for Craig...

'cause he's a rubber ducky kind of guy...

really- he has a collection of them...

and these little painted metal oval tubs...

a pink one...

and a blue one...

they had them in green, too...

thought they would be cute on the deck this spring...

and a little yellow bunny for the tree...

and spring ribbon...

then we stopped and got an ice cream cone...

and I was daring...

I did 4 licks...

and DH took another one for the team and finished it off...

been on this "diet" now for 3 1/2 weeks...

not doing  milk products at all...

except for the 4 licks...

and...

my IBS symptoms have disappeared...

they have the same symptoms of being lactose intolerant...

could I have been LI all along and been misdiagnosed?

makes you wonder...

I am doing soy milk, no yogurt, no cottage cheese...

and ta-da...

staying out of the bathroom!

I am going to talk to my doctor about it the next time I see him...

of course,  IBS goes in flairs...

and this could just be a quiet time...

we were up in the 50s, but got a front coming in...

thunderstorms are on their way but no snow here...

8 inches for Chicago...

lucky them...

Doug is here waiting to get into the dentist this afternoon...

getting at least 2 pulled...

then we go from there...

been for a walk...

a little breezy...

good thing I've got some lead in my pants, or I would be in Indiana by now...

gotta get moving again...

been trying to keep busy and keep moving as much as possible...

it lowers the blood sugar...

that and there's a bit to do around here always...

have a great afternoon...

and if you get snow...

well, I just didn't want it so sent it on...

a slack off kind of day...

yeah, its that kind of a day...

but it is so warm out- in the 50s...

new bassinet that I bought off of Rebecca...

for the babies to sleep in...

dianthus has blooms on them!

can you believe that?

I have never seen it this early...

this bush never did lose all its leaves...

grape hyacynths...

iris...

Bebe is feeling so much better!

he was romping and wanted me to play with him...

this is the White House Cafe...

it is an original building to the square...

it once housed our lady photographer...

back in the day...

they are hosting a spaghetti supper tonight...

to raise money for new playground equipment for our grade school...

Craig is going with his friends...

the south side of the square...

waiting for Craig to get the mail...

and a box came...

part of Doug's easter clothes is in there...

then a drive through the cemetery...

I had concrete angels on my mind today...

and I know where to find them...

a little girl who died at 5...

this was placed in 1910...

she is missing her nose and one hand...

the carving on this one makes me smile...

the skill it took to make this just blows me away...

and this is the Rutherford section of the cemetery...

Dr Hiram Rutherford was our first educated doctor...

knew Lincoln...

housed children of color...

he was an abolitionist...

and just look at the stones!

someone has cleaned them!

they were turning black...

I had no idea that they would have ever been this bright before...

its windy out, but its so nice and warm...

been for a walk and thinking of doing another...

with ear muffs, of course...

the ground is very squishy...

so we will have to stick to the road for now...

DH should be home anytime...

so better get a move on...

have a great evening!

the rest of the weekend finds...

I found this at Walgreen's on Sunday...

more Easter cards...

I now have enough...

a jar candle holder on sale...

$2.99...

it was $8.99...

then yesterday, we went to Arcola, Il...

and Vyverberg's...

THE best dime store around...

maybe the only one, now...

pink plate...

1/2 off...

matched that with a smaller yellow plate...

1/2 off...

doesn't it look like a sunflower?

2 spring dish towels...

$2.99 each...

a square pillow cover...

was marked $17.99...

and since I had a pile on the counter...

the owner said "you can have that for $10"...

and the pile grew...

one small doily...

and 2 larger ones...

ok, everyone is posting about these mirrors...

yeah, I snagged mine for $2...

clearance area in the back...

and another find in the back...

a cute little creamer...

$1.99...

then a stop at the Dollar General there...

and I found this...

$3.25...

love birds...

and I found one in lavender...

my new spring stash...

I am ready to rip apart the top of the mantle and get with it...

3 straight days of shopping...

bargain hunting...

and I am pupt, but doing ok...

today is about vacuuming, dusting...

folding laundry  and a trip to the grocery store...

and taking it easy...

PT and a nap this afternoon...

its a dreary cloudy day...

windy and feels just achy cold out there...

but that's ok...

I had 3 wonderful sunny days to play in...

DH had a 3 day weekend...

and he is back to work today...

Ann, I got the postcards in the mail today...

love, love, love them!

I will post them later!

you really know what I like...

;)

just wait until you see what she sent me...

oh, my...

fun day...

we went to town again today...

after we got the work done...

went to the new Walgreen's...

found a few things...

went to see Doug...

still swelled a little, but so much better...

grabbed some food and came home...

took a long nap...

got up and watched tv, played on the computer, ate...

did really nothing...

it was a good day...

what I found at Walmart yesterday...

 a composition book, small kitten calendar, stickers and easter cards...

ribbon and 2 small crosses...

I kind of stick these everywhere...

new make up...

I love Cover Girl and Maybelline...

the only things that don't break my face out...

sugar free reece's cups...

a new throw that was $7 on the clearance shelves...

plastic eggs for the trees outside...

2 bags of them...

84 eggs...

going to need some help getting those put out later...

these were .97...

they will be stuck in the flower beds...

we do not have any little ones at all...

so we shopped for Doug's best friend's little boy...

Malachi...

the one who helped with the Halloween stuff...

and a bucket and grass to go with it...

this little monkey poops candy!

and it makes sounds like a monkey when it does it...

DH found exciting things like transmission fluid and windshield wipers...

and of course there were the paper towels, paper plates, and shampoo...

he also needed vitamins...

so he has the energy to push me around...

bwahahaha!

I did find a brown pull over sweater for $7 and a purple T-shirt...

I also picked up 3 bras...

I was so displeased with the clothing department...

it was a mess and the clothes were really bad...

who do they think is going to wear some of that stuff?

they sure didn't have a lot of seasonal things to choose from...

the produce was nasty looking...

well, its just going to pot here...

the crafting area was almost empty...

so sad...

we do not have a hobby lobby close at all...

we don't have a target close, either...

I would be there instead of walmart...

I miss our old K- mart...

I think I might get the old man to take me to Walgreen's next time...

we have a new one I haven't been in yet...

they used to have nice seasonal things...

fun stuff...

I'm all about fun...

we went out to the VFW for breakfast this morning...

got to sit and visit with a couple of old friends...

and $4 buys all you can eat...

and they have everything...

Marci, who is 81 now, waited on us...

she's a pearl...

she is going in for hip replacement next month...

but she's still going...

Marci and I go way back...

done quite a bit of fund raising together...

in our younger days...

LOL

all for the kids in town...

I could always count on her to help out...

the VFW is open every Sunday morning for breakfast...

well, better get off of here and get the rest of my work done...

and maybe we might head out and try something new today...

who knows...

have a great sunny (here) day!