In late October, we had our semi-annual clothes shopping trip for our family of 11. After taking inventory and seeing what we needed and what could be passed down, Tom and I went to Walmart and got all of the shopping done. (I don't really do second-hand shopping because the added time it takes going from store to store over many days to try to find the clothing items I'm looking for doesn't justify, for me, the small savings over Walmart prices.) The next day (Tom's birthday), the kids and I got the closets cleaned, the new clothes marked and put away and the old things ready to sort for trash, storage or donation. That night, we stopped by Walmart one more time after Tom's birthday dinner so I could get a pair of pajamas for Claudia. She didn't need them, but she was sad when all of the younger kids got new ones and she didn't. My mom heart couldn't take it. :) I also sewed 8 new shirts for myself, a new skirt for Eden and new skirt for Sophia and a Christmas vest and bow tie for Solomon. (I didn't get to most of the sewing until almost 6 weeks after our shopping day.) I was happy to sew something for Solomon. I used to sew all sorts of clothes for the four older boys, but once I had Eden I had more fun sewing girl things and quit sewing much for the boys. I didn't think about it until making the vest, but it's one of the few things I've ever sewn for Solomon and it makes me happy to do that for him. Tom bought some emergency shoes for the little girls, but our labelled shoe organizer seems to be doing the trick for us and we haven't needed to use them.
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Moorcroft, Wyoming 82721
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Gillette, WY 82716
Our family's birthdays:
Thomas - Jan. 5
Sophia - Jan. 19
Eden - Feb. 24
Hannah - May 2
Judah - May 26
Solomon - June 15
Andrea - June 22
Claudia - Aug. 4
Justus - Sep. 21
Tom - Oct. 25
Asher - Dec. 15
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2 авг 2024