Okay who else is really bad with buying

i think that you may get to be as good as emma if you keep that up!

we're pretty bad, we went out this morning looking because paris has outgrown her sandals, (and ayja) and needs a new daycare hat because she has also outgrown that.

we got to kmart, ended up with cutest hats for both even though ayja didn't need one, we were walking around and looking for sandals that would fit paris (mostly there were no size 9's, but the ones that were there didn't fit cos she has long skinny feet and tiny ankles so her ankles tend to just slide around in them despite trying to do them up as tight as they go!)

we decided to try somewhere else for paris so will go out again later, but we got the checkout, and we remembered that he he he, mike no longer has the credit card. I have them... HIDDEN. so, after convincing him that we didn't need to rush home and get it, we just got the sandals for ayja we had and that's it.   I feel good that we stopped ourselves from spending close to $60 on shoes and hats, as the hats for the girls were new hi-5 ones, which while very kewl, were $19 each!!

We got home to find that yes, there was a nice good sunhat in paris's wardrobe i bought her at the end of summer last year, in the size up, so it fits, and mike had a CRC bucket hat he was given last year, that will be perfect for her for daycare too. problem solved, no extra money spent!

mostly, for the record, it's mike not me.. he did a little bit of a tanty when i told him to go put the hi-5 hats back (yes, he did it, not the kids..) and said he felt bad no buying it for them. lol i told him, if we continue doing that they'll get expensive tastes and expect it when they're teenagers and get into debt when they're adults! lol, that and i reminded him we are paying off the credit cards so we have no more debt so we can get that car next year... he soon shut up. lol

ok so a novel here... but yep, we are fairly bad. I have started being the voice of reason and saying "well, we don't actually NEED that"

I seem to be bad with the toys. Clothes I buy on sales for the next year and as she needs it. And sometimes even put away. Seems birthdays I go overboard. And we say Christmas we go small. Mmmmm wonder about that one. But at the same time it is actually cheap stuff that we got her for Christmas. (see trying to justify here.

My new buying addiction is fabric and wool. I'm really bad.

nikkiwhyte wrote: My new buying addiction is fabric and wool. I'm really bad.

Me too Like I need anymore obsessions... says she who is planning to make some stick on stained glass window decals for Erin's room...

I think I'm the worst when it comes to clothes for Erin, but right now for example I am sitting in the lounge and I can see toys *everywhere*

bombshell i think you are gonna need a bigger house lol

I LOVE shopping as well... and constantly "need" to buy new things for the boys (or even other peoples kids!)

Kmart has become my new place of spending as it has just opened and before that we didnt have one close enough! LOL

My eldest is going away on Tuesday so I have to go and get him
1) New shoes
2) New socks
3) New Hats for both older kids!
4) a suitcase
5) Some new cars for on the plane and when he is bored etc with the "old" people

So I wonder how much extra stuff I will come out with! LOL

Ohhhh... see if we had GAP and stuff like that here I would go broke!!

I was really bad with my daughter but am finding cute clothes hard to find for a boy so haven't bought a lot for Caleb. Although when I was in the States I went a bit nuts with him at the outlet shops. We went over with a (full) small suitcase inside a large suitcase and came back with both bursting at the seams. The staff at Gap knew us well.

holy smokes Bombshell!! I must say, my char has ALOT of clothes, but your Gabriella does seem to have more...