Back from the Trip

We had a great time at the zoo. We were able to get quite a few good pictures of some of the animals. My DD is putting together a scrapbook of the trip. The zoo was nice and there was a train that you could buy tickets to that would also take you to an aquarium that you could look at. The train was a little slow and we spent time waiting in line for it that could have been spent elsewhere. If I could do it again. I would just drive to the aquarium.
Got to eat at Outback(my favorite) and Fuddrucker's. I have had to become much more organized and also realized that I still have a ways to go. I was able to get a paper and to look at all of the sale ads before leaving the big city. We hit Michael's and got quite a few craft sets for the kids from the markdown bins. Definately worth it. When homeschooling I always need something to keep one occupied while working with the other one. Hit Sam's for a decent papershredder. I burned the last one up and the paper was starting to stack up. This one shreds credit cards, CD's etc. Also found some preschool workbooks for DS. He is starting to read letters to me now. It is just a matter of time before he can read simple things. He is also reading price tags to me. We also hit several Walgreens looking for all the items they had for free this month. Still do not have the Crest but was able to get everything else. They also had papertowels for .50¢, Puffs for .99¢ and plastic wrap for $1.50. I was also able to use mfg coupons as well. WE use lots of papertowels and puffs here. Now I have a small stockpile and feel better that I didn't have to pay full price.
A few plants are starting to bloom out here and it seems like we might have some allergies flaring up. The symptoms come and go. If the kids stay inside, they seem better, if they play outside they are snarfy that night. We are headed to the health food store to see what they suggest. Our DR is out of town this weekend so I am hoping to get it under control but will probably see her next week to see what she thinks it is.
We stopped at a few new thrift stores while in the big city. They were shopped pretty hard and were a little high. We found new shirts at Dillards marked down to about the same price as the thrift store. So, the only thing we bought was an Emilie Barnes book for DD. It was about cleaning and organizing your bedroom. It's just like her book for adults but at a younger lever and it also had a story to go along with it. For the past few days we have just been playing catch up, laundry, a few craft projects, groceries. And trying to rest up to get rid of the alleries.