I am getting weird...

I started writing a long post about the fun I had poisoning some intrepid ants who made their way onto my porch today.

Part way through the post I realized that my obsession with ant killing is getting weird and is most likely a symptom of not spending enough time with grownups.

It's hard when David is away in the summer because the days are so damn long. In the winter we can eat at 5:30 and have a bath by 6 and there is nothing strange about that at all. It's dark so it must be night. It is perfectly normal to take a bath and tuck into bed at night. Now I push dinner until six and then sit around waiting for night to fall.

This situation became too boring to tolerate tonight, so at 7:15 I asked the kids if they wanted to go to the mall. They jumped at the chance!

The object which we were shopping for has become the holy grail of children's sleepwear. Lily wants a silky nightgown. Something loose with a bit of give- something exactly like the nightgowns I like to wear. I have looked everywhere.

She's been wearing one of my short nightgowns with the straps knotted up at the top.  She loves it but I was kind of hoping to find something that fit her better. Macy's was our last place to look and once again, we found nothing.

We cut back through Forever 21 which I quite loved. If I had a wee bit of money to burn I'd buy a few things that look exactly like the pieces at Anthropologie, but I would not have to mortgage my house to buy them.

So that's my day. I killed ants and went to the mall. Just try to top that!

A Marathon of junk!

Today is Friday and Friday means junk here at Shiny Red Houses.

Rebecca and I began our junking at Urban Renewals, my sweet paradise of junk. It did not disappoint.

After Urban Renewals Rebecca needed to come home and do some work, so I dropped her off with David and went off to run errands.

Here's a confession. When I say that I am going to "run some errands" what I really mean is "I'm going to go get a cup of coffee and go to a thrift store and maybe TJMaxx".

Do not tell my husband. I don't know what he thinks errands are but he never asks for more details.

Anyway, once Rebecca was squared away I snuck off to Consignment Corner where I found a few choice treasures. It seemed silly not to zip over to Goodies Thrift afterwards so I finished my junk-a-thon there.

Check out my haul. Also, did not ask me what I am going to do with all of this stuff. I don't know yet. But I have some ideas!



Yes there are two globes. Don't judge me.


This apron was $5. I am totally going to start wearing it with jeans and crazy sweaters a'la Anthropologie.



I'd love to use this as a planter for a big bunch of maroon mums.



Jars of buttons. I have a plan for these.


Some of the buttons will be organized and put into this little spice jars by color.


Rebecca and I are going to get all homeschooly with this book.


I don't know why I am so crazy about globes. They are kind of exciting, you know? All of that possibility, all of those places...not that I want to leave my house mind you...


When I found these rusty old ice skates for $13 I snapped those babies up and did not put them down. I love these! They will make great winter decorations. I'm thinking of some evergreen and some holly, some ribbons. I love the spade cutout too.

Know what's funny? I hate scrabble.

But I love those cool letter tiles. I do not know why. I am a woman of infinite mystery.

Of all of my treasures today this was my favorite. This couple was $4.


Rebecca said, "Someone must have died because why else would you ever get rid of this."

I am raising that girl right.