Here's a pic of all the stuff we brought back. Well technically some things couldn't fit on the table, like the big keyboard Branden got or Noah's toy or my Prada bag. But you get the idea at least. ; )
Frozen waffles for when the boys do go back to school, this way I can switch things they eat for fast mornings. Some days eggs and rice or eggs and toast, some days cereal and toast and some fast school day mornings, frozen (fast) waffles. Also we picked up 2 bottles of Mrs. Butterworth's syrup (my favorite syrup).
Spaghetti sauce for fast dinner type nights when I need a short cut yet need to get dinner served and the family fed. Some Italian style bread crumbs because I am making chicken parmesan soon. And some frozen ravioli again for fast nights. Perfect to have some ravioli and maybe a tossed salad on the side and presto change-o dinner is done. : )
String cheese because the kids love to eat it. Sliced mozzarella for sandwiches. Some ham for sandwiches for the kids. A pack of hot dogs. Some pepperoni for pizza's and we do make a lot of pizza around here. Some Colby/longhorn cheese for nachos or something along those lines.
Chili beans, these are spicy like a bowl of chili type beans but they have no meat in them at all. These are good for either chili cheese dogs or for nachos. Cinnamon rolls and crescent rolls. I plan to make the cinnamon rolls on January 1st morning as a special treat. And sliced cheese for grilled cheese. Yup, we are downright cheese maniacs around here. Gomen ne~ Ha ha ha. : )
Strawberry cake mix this is SO good. It's quite frankly freakin' good! Some nutella because I saw in a Parents magazine to swirl a tiny bit onto some yellow cake mix batter (cupcakes) instead of frosting them with regular frosting for a "healthier treat" versus flat out frosting and I wanna try that. Just a swirl and to do it before baking them and throwing them into the oven. Also picked up some hot fudge because obviously I am planning to make hot fudge sundaes sometime around mid January. : ) Some M&M cookie bits and some health toffee for toffee cookies. And the Andes cookies are so good. Probably one of my favorite cookies now.
3 packs of corn tortillas because I do like to make tostadas or enchiladas. It's pretty much a no brainer to make them and they always turn out yumm.
Some mac and cheese and some miracle whip, we need this for sandwiches. And a lettuce knife I picked up at Macy's in the cooking department upstairs.
I had no idea it was the metal blade that turned lettuce brown. Wow, now does it work? I don't know I haven't used it yet. And the price for it was so cheap, I thought well, even if it doesn't work, it's not that bad a price at least.
Hmm, at $3.99 even if it doesn't work, then I won't be too terribly upset. We'll see. : )
Popcorn, 36 bags and we need it because with all the DVD watching we do. ; )
Hubby's favorite cereal in the whole wide world. So he lugged these boxes back for the family. He gave the kids each a bowl the other morning. And the 3 of them ate it. : )
Lemonade, because sometimes a person just needs a nice tall glass of lemonade with ice. ; ) Turtles. Caramel, pecans and chocolate.
Green apple dish soap, granted we use our big dishwasher daily but we do get that odd pan here and there. And the rest is just hand soap, the lemon one is for the kitchen, the 2 on the right are for the upstairs laundry room and bathroom sink. The pomegranate mango ones can be used either way.
Shampoo. Sometimes I bring shampoo back, yet sometimes I don't, just depends on my mood while I'm on vacation. This time I did. Pantene clarifying shampoo and ice shine conditioner. I like the clarifying removes buildup. Although I wear no product in my hair, it's still nice to use once a week. Vanilla mint tea shampoo and conditioner, thought this smelled absolutely fantastic. Yumm. And I usually don't buy Vo5. But their scents have gotten frankly really great. So great I bought a set. They also had a kiwi fruit shampoo and conditioner that was to die for. But I thought 4 sets of shampoos would be overkill. Suave (the knock offs of Nexxus Humectress) I wish they'd bring back their knock offs of Paul Mitchell awapuhi is what I'd like. ; ) But the Nexxus knock offs are really good too.
Tampons, now I am a Tampax Pearl user, I am, I am. Sorry if it's a bit TMI for you. But then I saw the Kmart brand ones. It said with silky smooth applicator and I thought, "ugh huh! a knock off of the Tampax pearl" and then I looked at the price. Because saving a few bucks is just plain smart. And Tampax pearls were $5.99 a box and these were $2.99 a box. Saving 3 bucks a box and 6 bucks for both, heck yeah. So, yup, bought these. I'll try em. Rolaids. Because while I do like spicy food, you know like Indian or Mexican. I do get hurt burn sometimes, not all the time. But these rolaids will definitely come in handy. Furniture polish. And 2 deodorants. I have a few deodorants here already. So, I'm good now.
I'm naturally a brunette but I find myself going from brunette to red head sometimes. And no, I'm not like a chameleon changing month to month, ha ha ha. It's just sometimes I feel like a change and keep it for a few months then dye it back to a near exact match of my regular. It just depends. And this time I was thinking, redhead again. My hairs still growing like a weed, it's long and still straight as a pin. Now I am just deciding brunette or redhead. Hmm. :P
Okay I just gotta share this story. I saw this really amazing Christmassy platter/candy dish. I saw it and it was $10.86. That's too high, I thought (okay and honestly not really too high but I know how they have discounts after the holidays so held out). So, I held off. These were being sold at the grocery store by the way but too cute for words. I counted them, there were 10 of them.
I wanted this and whenever I went to the store the stock of these platters was slowly dwindling. They ended up with 5 last time I checked and I contemplated buying it? Contemplated how I would feel if they sold out and then I would not get one? I imagined I'd be beyond disappointed and then I'd kick myself for being such a cheapskate! Ha! But I didn't buy it. Christmas came and went and on the actual Christmas day, after we spent the day at the beach and the hotel swimming pool. And while we were heading to lunch I went into the store real quick for a looksee, they were closing Christmas day at 2pm and it was 1;30pm. I ran in and there were now only 3 left and they were marked down to $8 dollars. I wanted/hoped it would be marked down more but figured I might not end up with one if I waited again, so $8 bucks was the price I paid. And it is so cute. I am happy I ended up with it. And I also stocked up on some Christmas cupcake liners.
I think I ended up getting a good deal on this. : )
It is indeed deep enough to hold some Christmassy M&M's or something or other. I'll think about that next year. : )
1 pack of Spongebob underwear for Branden. B just got quite a few packs last time we were there. Noah hadn't, so the other 2 packs are for Noah. He got a mix pack of Lightning McQueen (Cars), Buzz, Nemo, Wall-E, The Incredibles, etc. And a pack of Cars undies.
Some magazines. Apparently, Katie Holme's prenup has expired since she has been with him the amount of time so far and they are renegotiating another prenup for another set amount of years. Good thing her father is a lawyer.
A new calendar. With all the boys 1/2 days and observation days etc etc. I really need to find a calendar I like. ; )
I love Chelsea Handler, if you recall I have her other book I picked up in Hawaii this past Summer. She writes so honestly and with such humor. I was glad to pick up this book. Her 3rd book is coming out this coming March. I also picked some some Christmas gift tags at 50% off. They'll come in handy next year.
A Blockbuster run was in order. Desperate Housewives the 5th season. This is why I was so delayed in my blogging, after we got back home from Guam, I started watching this and let's just say 6 whole DVD's later (the 7th one is a sneak peek dvd of Ugly Betty and other shows) This was probably my favorite season of Desperate Housewives, *so* much has happened. We also got the Wizards of Waverly Place the movie dvd. And the movie Julie and Julia. This looks fantastic and I love Meryl Streep, so I am looking forward to this.
Branden's keyboard, his Christmas gift from grandma Mitsuko.
Noah's gift from grandma Mitsuko. His gift was really marked down and it was a mere $16.00. Bless his heart. Mitsuko told the boys they could get anything as long as it was jointly under 25,000 yen. B's cost was $169.00 US (about 15,000 yen). A costly gift and I didn't even wanna let him but Noboru and my MIL discussed it at the Indian restaurant the day of Noah's recital and she said please get that for Branden from me. She insisted. We then told Noah, granny said you can choose anything you like he walked around the KB toy store and he fell in love with this toy little boys gun set. We even asked him, do you want anything else? he said, "I don't need anything else" Noah has always been this way, never had a greedy heart or bone in his body. Branden either. But Noah is something really special and I was pretty proud of my boy. So, yeah I think he picked a pretty good gift. He's definitely no Veruca Salt, let's put it that way. ; ) Plus he got gifts from us, quite a few and from my family as well so both the kids actually made out pretty well in the presents department. ; )
I like the Ralph Lauren shirts with the big pony's on them. Look at Branden's side of pics on the front of this blog and where it says, "my prepster" you see B wearing a Polo with a big pony. Anyway I had been wanting to get both my son's some new ones, but the Macy's didn't have any of the big pony's just the regular sized ones. However the DFS had them.
We bought Branden these 2. A traditonal navy with white pony, he's had this one before but different size. And the orange one was really gorgeous we thought.
B wears a size 10-12. The Ralph Lauren online says the numbers do not match the age. That was a bit shocking when I read that a few years back because every other store a size 4T is for a 4 year old. Apparently not at Ralph Lauren. @_@ So, since I read that, I always make my kids try them on. The size S that is for an 8 year old is skin tight on Branden and like a half shirt almost it's small, let's put it that way. Seriously. And I don't think my sons a giant either, ha ha ha. But the 10-12 is good and a bit of room to grow. I wish they'd make the age match the size. Grrr grumble grumble.
The size 4T was way too tiny, then the size 6 looked like a dress on Noah. @_@ But the 5 looked about right, a bit of room to grow. I said to Noboru, seems the age matches Noah but not B. And then the crazy size chart at Ralph Lauren then mucks me up completely.
I tucked Noah's away in Noah's closet and B's in his closet. They all hang nicely and will wait for the Summer.
Noboru bought me a Prada bag for Christmas.
Cloth bag cover. I have quite a few Prada bags already (about 5 bags and 2 cosmetic cases) and a Louis Vuitton bag, and I always enjoy the covers that come with. And to be fair, I also have Target bags and Gap and Old Navy. I'm not caught up on name brand, if it's cute, it's cute. ; )
It's a cross body and I love the size. Large enough to fit all my stuff but not so large that it looks like I am carrying a diaper bag. : )
Wide enough to hold my wallet, my camera case, my keitei. Looks like I'm set. : ) I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, I know we did. I hope to catch up with you all soon. : )
Tampons, now I am a Tampax Pearl user, I am, I am. Sorry if it's a bit TMI for you. But then I saw the Kmart brand ones. It said with silky smooth applicator and I thought, "ugh huh! a knock off of the Tampax pearl" and then I looked at the price. Because saving a few bucks is just plain smart. And Tampax pearls were $5.99 a box and these were $2.99 a box. Saving 3 bucks a box and 6 bucks for both, heck yeah. So, yup, bought these. I'll try em. Rolaids. Because while I do like spicy food, you know like Indian or Mexican. I do get hurt burn sometimes, not all the time. But these rolaids will definitely come in handy. Furniture polish. And 2 deodorants. I have a few deodorants here already. So, I'm good now. I'm naturally a brunette but I find myself going from brunette to red head sometimes. And no, I'm not like a chameleon changing month to month, ha ha ha. It's just sometimes I feel like a change and keep it for a few months then dye it back to a near exact match of my regular. It just depends. And this time I was thinking, redhead again. My hairs still growing like a weed, it's long and still straight as a pin. Now I am just deciding brunette or redhead. Hmm. :P Okay I just gotta share this story. I saw this really amazing Christmassy platter/candy dish. I saw it and it was $10.86. That's too high, I thought (okay and honestly not really too high but I know how they have discounts after the holidays so held out). So, I held off. These were being sold at the grocery store by the way but too cute for words. I counted them, there were 10 of them. I wanted this and whenever I went to the store the stock of these platters was slowly dwindling. They ended up with 5 last time I checked and I contemplated buying it? Contemplated how I would feel if they sold out and then I would not get one? I imagined I'd be beyond disappointed and then I'd kick myself for being such a cheapskate! Ha! But I didn't buy it. Christmas came and went and on the actual Christmas day, after we spent the day at the beach and the hotel swimming pool. And while we were heading to lunch I went into the store real quick for a looksee, they were closing Christmas day at 2pm and it was 1;30pm. I ran in and there were now only 3 left and they were marked down to $8 dollars. I wanted/hoped it would be marked down more but figured I might not end up with one if I waited again, so $8 bucks was the price I paid. And it is so cute. I am happy I ended up with it. And I also stocked up on some Christmas cupcake liners. I think I ended up getting a good deal on this. : ) It is indeed deep enough to hold some Christmassy M&M's or something or other. I'll think about that next year. : ) 1 pack of Spongebob underwear for Branden. B just got quite a few packs last time we were there. Noah hadn't, so the other 2 packs are for Noah. He got a mix pack of Lightning McQueen (Cars), Buzz, Nemo, Wall-E, The Incredibles, etc. And a pack of Cars undies. Some magazines. Apparently, Katie Holme's prenup has expired since she has been with him the amount of time so far and they are renegotiating another prenup for another set amount of years. Good thing her father is a lawyer. A new calendar. With all the boys 1/2 days and observation days etc etc. I really need to find a calendar I like. ; ) I love Chelsea Handler, if you recall I have her other book I picked up in Hawaii this past Summer. She writes so honestly and with such humor. I was glad to pick up this book. Her 3rd book is coming out this coming March. I also picked some some Christmas gift tags at 50% off. They'll come in handy next year. A Blockbuster run was in order. Desperate Housewives the 5th season. This is why I was so delayed in my blogging, after we got back home from Guam, I started watching this and let's just say 6 whole DVD's later (the 7th one is a sneak peek dvd of Ugly Betty and other shows) This was probably my favorite season of Desperate Housewives, *so* much has happened. We also got the Wizards of Waverly Place the movie dvd. And the movie Julie and Julia. This looks fantastic and I love Meryl Streep, so I am looking forward to this. Branden's keyboard, his Christmas gift from grandma Mitsuko. Noah's gift from grandma Mitsuko. His gift was really marked down and it was a mere $16.00. Bless his heart. Mitsuko told the boys they could get anything as long as it was jointly under 25,000 yen. B's cost was $169.00 US (about 15,000 yen). A costly gift and I didn't even wanna let him but Noboru and my MIL discussed it at the Indian restaurant the day of Noah's recital and she said please get that for Branden from me. She insisted. We then told Noah, granny said you can choose anything you like he walked around the KB toy store and he fell in love with this toy little boys gun set. We even asked him, do you want anything else? he said, "I don't need anything else" Noah has always been this way, never had a greedy heart or bone in his body. Branden either. But Noah is something really special and I was pretty proud of my boy. So, yeah I think he picked a pretty good gift. He's definitely no Veruca Salt, let's put it that way. ; ) Plus he got gifts from us, quite a few and from my family as well so both the kids actually made out pretty well in the presents department. ; ) I like the Ralph Lauren shirts with the big pony's on them. Look at Branden's side of pics on the front of this blog and where it says, "my prepster" you see B wearing a Polo with a big pony. Anyway I had been wanting to get both my son's some new ones, but the Macy's didn't have any of the big pony's just the regular sized ones. However the DFS had them. We bought Branden these 2. A traditonal navy with white pony, he's had this one before but different size. And the orange one was really gorgeous we thought. B wears a size 10-12. The Ralph Lauren online says the numbers do not match the age. That was a bit shocking when I read that a few years back because every other store a size 4T is for a 4 year old. Apparently not at Ralph Lauren. @_@ So, since I read that, I always make my kids try them on. The size S that is for an 8 year old is skin tight on Branden and like a half shirt almost it's small, let's put it that way. Seriously. And I don't think my sons a giant either, ha ha ha. But the 10-12 is good and a bit of room to grow. I wish they'd make the age match the size. Grrr grumble grumble. The size 4T was way too tiny, then the size 6 looked like a dress on Noah. @_@ But the 5 looked about right, a bit of room to grow. I said to Noboru, seems the age matches Noah but not B. And then the crazy size chart at Ralph Lauren then mucks me up completely. I tucked Noah's away in Noah's closet and B's in his closet. They all hang nicely and will wait for the Summer. Noboru bought me a Prada bag for Christmas. Cloth bag cover. I have quite a few Prada bags already (about 5 bags and 2 cosmetic cases) and a Louis Vuitton bag, and I always enjoy the covers that come with. And to be fair, I also have Target bags and Gap and Old Navy. I'm not caught up on name brand, if it's cute, it's cute. ; ) It's a cross body and I love the size. Large enough to fit all my stuff but not so large that it looks like I am carrying a diaper bag. : ) Wide enough to hold my wallet, my camera case, my keitei. Looks like I'm set. : ) I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, I know we did. I hope to catch up with you all soon. : )
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