Sep 26 2008
Thank goodness for junk
Our church’s Moms’ Group as a quarterly junk swap where we can offload our unwanted stuff to other moms or send it on to the goodwill bins. The “junk” ranges from kids clothing of all sizes, books, toys, and appliances.
This past Wednesday was the latest junk swap. I don’t usually go to the piles with a specific item of need in mind, I just glance over the stuff wondering if I can fit anything else into my house. When I was sitting on the floor wondering, I had an brainstorm that yes, there was something I needed and it might be in the piles. So I just said, “Anyone have any boy’s pants size 5T, XS, or Small?” And low and behold the mom of six boys had just the thing.
Last week, when the weather was being consistently chilly, we dug out Fuller’s pants and he had two pairs that still fit. One pair was a bit on the short side. And then on Tuesday the knee actually came through another pair. I hadn’t had a chance to get to the thrift store, but knew shorts season was coming to an end.
Adding three pairs of pants that fit Fuller (for free) was golden to me. The mom even said she had more at home and gave me orders to not buy any. Thank goodness for junk!
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I love hand-me-downs
My niece’s spring pants have all suddenly become capres. Not a graceful option for buys, nor useful for fall.
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We love hand-me-downs too! Unfortunately Fuller has caught up with most of his cousins and their hand-me-downs are too small by the time Fuller gets them. I have fond memories of getting my cousin’s hand me downs when I was a kid. Fortunately, Fuller’s bday is soon and we have several relatives who like helping us out in that area as well.
Alli