Hubby was off today so it was errand day for us. We had a few plans we wanted to try to do, especially a special surprise for the boys! So to find what we needed we headed off to our favorite Salvation Army store. Struck out on what we were originally looking for, but found a few inexpensive treasures instead! Awesome! Headed back to school to pick up the youngest, let him in on the secret and headed off to the other Salvation Army store – JACKPOT!! Found exactly what we needed as well as a few other little treasures again and were done. Went back to school to pick up the oldest and then headed to the final stop for the last few pieces for what we’d need – found it all and headed home. Stayed home for all of 20 or so minutes before the boys and I headed back to their school for a free Family Movie Night – they had a great time & while we were gone hubby not only set up the surprise but also made dinner! Now the grown ups are exhausted and the kids are super excited with their surprise and of course wide awake! LOL All in all, as exhausted as I am, it’s been a pretty darn good day ♥

Today I Am Grateful:

1) For safe travels everywhere we went today – the roads were all cleared and salted well and traffic was just light enough every time. That was a big blessing all day!

2) For amazing finds when you’re not looking for them – we found two different series of books perfect for our budding reader – one full set of Scooby Doo books (12 in all!) and a set of The Magic School Bus (Books 2, 3, and 5-12) so we know he’s going to love them – best part was they were only 25 cents each (and might have even been less if they considered the book tags white which was their half price tag).

3) That the youngest loved what we were trying to do as a surprise for he & his brother and gladly taking part in helping us find what we were looking for – what a fun treasure hunt it was!

4) For finding the *perfect* items at the second stop as well as a few more little treasures that made everyone happy by the end of the day.

5) For the enjoyable evening at the school for the Family Movie Night – the boys and I enjoyed watching “The Lorax” for the first time. They were amazingly well behaved for me as well – I was very proud of them! Then we came home to Daddy having dinner made and waiting as well as the surprise put together (easier than he first thought too! LOL)

6) For anticipation! I’ll share what the surprise is tomorrow when I can take a few pictures to share – I’ll bet it takes many of you back to your own childhood memories :-) Until tomorrow my friends…

We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. ~ Harry Edwards