testing testing testing, muy much testing

more testing

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My niece Gabriella started her own Etsy shop called…

eatyourgreens

(Read her Etsy profile here.)

Check out my side bar for a sample of her handmade earrings!

Rogene:  I didn't sleep very well last night.  I was cold.  You stole the blankets again, and you lie diagonally across the bed. 

Me:  You snore.  Loud.

Rogene:  I wouldn't snore if you didn't steal the blankets.  I snore because I'm cold!

Someone call the AMA, we've discovered the cause of snoring!

…get some blankets and have a slumber party. 

P.S.  Get into the bright pink lipstick first.

Do you have a slim daughter who can't keep her pants up?  Do tights bag around her ankles and toes?  Well, it is your lucky day!  I have two slim daughters and can personally recommend these two products.

Adjustable waist jeans/pants from Target

These jeans come in girls "slim" sizes 4-16, have adjustable waists, and only cost about $9.99.  I've found them on sale for $7.99 and $4.99 around Back-to-School time of year, too.  They come different shades of blue jean.  (They do sell these adjustable waist pants/jeans/cords in baby sizes too, but I've only found them at Christmas time… they are in the big girls section year round.)  Tessa can keep these jeans up without any problems.

The Children's Place Microfiber Tights

I've tried SO many brands of tights and after all that wasted money experimentation, my conclusion is that The Children's Place Microfiber Tights are by far the best for slim girls (and also the softest tights I've found).

Stock up on colors and sizes when they are available.  They sell wintry colors in the winter, and summery colors in the summer… so if you bought your daughter a black and pink velvet dress for Christmas time and need pink tights, too bad for you… they only sell red, black and winter white at Christmas time.  The sizes available start at 0-6 months and go up to at least size 6-7 years.

They typically cost $4.50 for each pair, but I don't think I've ever paid more than $3.33.  They sell them 3 for $10 most of the year I believe.  The tights go on clearance occasionally also, so watch for sales.  I've seen them as low as $.99 per pair.

(These come in size 0-6 months, and they really fit even a tiny baby.  When you take the tights out of the package you won't believe how tiny they are.)

Here is an example of how most tights look on my girls legs.  Note the ankles and toes.

Here is another shot…  these tights are from Old Navy and don't even come close to fitting. 

Here is a picture of The Children's Place Microfiber Tights.  These are a little bit pilly because both my kids have worn them.  (Yes, these tights lasted through two kids.)

Here is a shot of Emma at church, wearing this same pair of tights.  No bagging at the ankles!

If you know of any good products for slim girls, please leave me a comment and I'll add your items to this post.

I gave Tessa and Emma these Hannah Montana Concert Wigs for Valentine's day so they could wear them while they play the Hannah Montana Wii game.  The package clearly states… "DISGUISE Yourself As A Pop Star" and "No One Will Know It's REALLY You!"

I want my money back!

My nephew Braden is making a quilt.  He is recycling his old jeans, and using the insert from a CD case as the "pattern" for the size of the squares.  The entire thing is hand sewn.

It is AWESOME!

He carries the quilt and supplies around in this bag he got last summer when he was on a mission trip to Ecuador.

When I saw him with the bag I said, "Nice man purse, Braden!"

Braden said, "Well, I figured if I was going to make a quilt I might as well carry a purse too."

Tessa (after I picked her up from school today): 

"Mom!  I know how to spell pig!  P-O-G!"