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Shoe shopping!

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I decided to keep the Le Tote pants! And I wanted to find shoes to go with them so I wore them again today to go shoe shopping!

I had asked my friends for assistance in picking the style shoe, so was consequently on the hunt for ballet flats. I was unsure because I didn’t think any of them had any support—and I need the support for my back!—and I’m at the age where comfort outranks fashion. But fortunately I found six pair to decide between—then narrowed it down to four:

Then two ($60 Born and $40 Life Stride on clearance):

I really wanted the Born because they were buttery soft and very comfy (and came highly recommended)…but the others were almost as comfy and a slightly truer black. And $20 cheaper. 🙂

Katie loves trying on shoes so she was helping! (In a new dress from Grannie Lin!)

And the final selection!

So my trip was a double success—I found the style shoes I set out to find AND I came home with only that one pair!

Katie’s classroom!

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After I picked Katie up today, we stayed at the school since Owen had an after school sports program and needed to be picked up at 5:15 (and it was so nice we planned to play on the playground). She had to go potty so we went in and then ended up going to Katie’s pre-K room so she could show it to me.

In front of her cubby (she’s the red square):

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Her job this week.
Me: Katie, what does the straw helper do?
Katie: We put straws in cups!

“Look! TWO dollhouses! TWO!”

And then it was back outside to the playground.

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Katie: Mama, what do you want?
Me: Fries and a chocolate shake!

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She has no fear.

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Owen’s sneaky plan to get a Lego.

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We got home from dinner and Owen had been working on this plan to get a Lego. 🙂

Translation:

Secret way to get in the mall to get ultimate clay Lego stand. First tiptoe into the mall. 2 go in the employee entrance. 3. Sneak in the mall go straight to the Lego store. 4. Take a head lamp and a pen and point the pen at his belly and he will knock him out and get the ultimate clay.

My first Le Tote tote was an amazing success!

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I have promised myself I would do StitchFix when I reached my goal weight…except A) it’s expensive and B) I just did a bunch of shopping and got a bunch of new clothes. So I had vowed to wait even longer. However, a friend introduced me to LE TOTE—a similar clothing loan company—with an offer for a free month (which means no cost unless you choose to buy something). So I went for it. I picked out things I liked and told them my sizes, they suggested pieces, I picked what I wanted, and they showed up on my doorstep.

Now, I wanted things to fit and I hoped I liked them, but I honestly didn’t want to love any of them because I need to stop buying clothes. 🙂 And dammit if I didn’t like every piece in my tote (well, minus one necklace). Here’s what I got:

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All the pieces aren’t PERFECT but they’re very nice.

  • I love the top left necklace. LOVE IT. My favorite thing in the box.
  • I didn’t look closely enough at the colors of the other necklace. I thought it was all black—and it’s not. It’s two different colors and it’s a bit too busy overall.
  • The gray dress is super comfy and my favorite length but the waistline is a little wide and the top hangs just a bit weird.
  • The red top fits nice and looks nice but the draping is purposefully off-center and it hangs weird around my boob.
  • The blank pants are comfy but have “moto rib detailing” across the front.

I have to check prices on a few pieces because I’m tempted. Of course I’d like to find cheaper alternatives (like I’m envisioning the necklace being $40 and I’d rather find a cheaper $20 version) but I love it and it’s probably worth the $40 because I can wear it with a ton. I just feel bad because I’ve spent a lot already. I think they said the whole box is $250 so I’m hoping the pieces I want aren’t terribly expensive.

Unfortunately, it was nice weather when I ordered and we have cold weather now…so it’s not going to be perfect to wear this summery stuff. I am planning on wearing the dress (or the pants/shirt) tomorrow when we go out to dinner with friends. I’m just not sure what shoes to wear with the dress since it’s not summery weather and my shoe selection isn’t as robust as it should be for the style of my new clothes. (First world problems, I know.)

So, then I looked up the prices. And…

  • The top left necklace will be mine at $19. YIPPEE!
  • The dress is $70 and I don’t think I love it $70 worth, especially considering all the dresses I’ve recently bought.
  • The red shirt will be going back—at $68 it’s WAAAY more than all the similar tops I recently bought at 1/4 the price.
  • The pants are a bit expensive at $56. I found them at Amazon for $55 so the price is no super special deal. But I may keep them because I really need black pants.

So overall I’m very impressed!

A medium petite, people. 

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I just tried on a Ralph Lauren pantsuit…in Medium Petite. It was a tiny bit too small…but it fit. A MEDIUM PETITE, PEOPLE. I loved it, though, and want to find it in the right size! (I didn’t think I was actually a petite…but…I do have some short pants that fit perfectly so I thought I’d try it. It was also the only size they had.)

   
 

Owen saw a cow at school!

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Owen came home telling us they saw a cow in a truck at school today! We did get a few more details, but I’ll let the Facebook photos (that were posted this evening) tell the story instead. 🙂

We had a great morning at Halley when Sally the Jersey cow and the Mobile Dairy Classroom visited Halley to teach us a little bit about our food sources. The students were very excited to learn more about raising cows and even got to see a milking demonstration, provided by Instructor Amanda Griffith! The students asked great questions and learned a lot together! 🙂

   
     

  
Can you find Owen in these last two photos? Hint: he’s wearing his green MSU hoodie. 🙂