Sunday, May 9, 2004

Look!  I figured out how to post pictures that are a reasonable size!  But they still get somewhat distorted....  I'll have to work on it some more.

These are orange azaleas from my sister's front yard in Eugene.  We had to do the "Mom duty" this weekend and travel down to "Used Jeans" for a Mother's Day visit.  Spent most of the time shopping with my mother and/or sisters.  On Saturday, we did the big "plant shopping" excursion.  I had several favorite garden shops/greenhouses that I frequented when I lived down there, and I haven't found good ones up in this neck of the woods yet.  So I look forward to going to my old haunts down south and hauling the plants all the way back home.  Unfortunately, yesterday's weather was not very conducive to this activity....these little storms kept blowing through, dropping buckets of rain on us, and then moving on and leaving us soggy but sunny.  Very MUCH "spring in Oregon" weather.  But my 82-year-old mother isn't much up to dodging raindrops between the car and the store (in her wheelchair), so we didn't go to nearly as many places as I was hoping.  Oh, well, I'm about out of plant-buying funds anyway.  Did manage to buy a nice planter with geraniums, hardy fuchsias, and some other goodies in it for the Mom.  What else do you buy for the woman who has everything and nowhere to put it?

Today, we did Wal-Mart, Bi-Mart, and Goodwill.  I needed to go to Goodwill, because I have like one pair of pants left in my closet that still fits me.  I picked up three pairs of pants for $13.  Beats paying $50 for ONE pair, which is what you'd pay at the Gap.  When you need to restock your closet after losing a lot of weight, resale shops are definitely the way to go.  My other favorite clothing haunt is Nordstrom Rack...where, two weeks ago, I paid $12.99 for the exact same jeans I saw on sale at Meier & Frank yesterday for $35.  I like clothes...but I am cheap!

Well, that's the story of MY weeknd.  Woo-hoo!  I know in most parts of the country, Mother's Day is already over...but I'd like to wish a Happy Day to some of my special J-land friends whoare also Mothers--- Cynthia, Kat, Marcy, Mary, Donna, Karen, Lisa, Kristi---and anyone else I may have forgotten to mention.  You ladies have given me an insight into motherhood that I never had before.  I want you to know that, through all your trials and tribulations with your various broods, I am rooting for you!  Hope you were all wined, dined, pampered and petted on your special day.   

8 comments:

  1. Aw, thank you!  It was a good day.

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  2. Aren't you sweet!  Glad you got the chance to visit with your Mom and do some shopping.  I'm cheap when it comes to clothes too.  Sounds like you got some really good deals.  

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  3. I shop on the cheap myself. Resale Shops, Outlet Malls, and Sales are my favorite haunts. :-)---Robbie

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  4. Great photo!  Congrats on figuring it out!  It sure took me awhile to get it all straight!  I don't know if I am the Lisa that you're referring to, but if so, thanks!  Thanks for all your wonderful comments, especially about the advice you gave your sister.  It really hit the spot!  I needed that so bad! (((((Lisa))))) from Lisa

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  5. Awww, you're so sweet! Thanks for the Mother's Day wishes. :-)

    I think there's no better reason to buy more clothes than losing weight. :-D

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  6. I found where I could re adjust picture size too and it did distort mine some too.  Those orange azaleas are pretty, we have all the pink shades down here, we hardly ever see an orange color.  Kristi

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  7. Thank you so much for mentioning me. I do hope we get to have coffee soon!
    Also congrats on the the picture thing. I know how victorius you feel. It took me a week of continuous trial and error and some good mentors before I conquerred it!

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  8. Thanks to the problem with alerts I haven't been by in a while...THANKS for the mother's day sentiment.  Cruising plant stores would be a good way to spend the day.

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