Oops!

So, I drove all over today AND I spent $20 at a yard sale on kids' clothes. (really, really cute kids clothes, though!)


Here's the deal: we had a playdate scheduled with some friends about 30 miles away. It was scheduled before I even heard about 30 days of nothing and I wasn't going to cancel because I really want to see the Moms. Really we shouldn't call it a playdate. Yes, our kids play, but we really arrange these things so that we can hang out. And we did. And it was great.


But what I am feeling a bit of guilt about is the yard sale.


I have a really good excuse, sort of. A very kind mother gave me tap and ballet shoes (2 pairs of each) for my younger girls. I tried to offer her money and she wouldn't take it. Later in the conversation, she started talking about a yard sale she was having and so I thought that would be a nice way for me to kind of repay her for her kindness. I bought about $10 worth of stuff and gave her the $20 and asked her to please keep it. She has three girls, too and I know she could use it. I did get some beautiful dresses- two Christmas dresses that look brand new, a beautiful Hannah Anderson sweater, and some new shoes with the tag still attached. So, I think it was money well spent. But clearly it doesn't fit in with the whole "nothing" part of the 30 days.


On top of that, I DROVE there. And I really should have walked. But I was in a hurry to get to the aforementioned play date.


The good news? I made Owlhaven's yummy easy apple crisp recipe. The girls got their aprons on and helped. It was really easy. I've never actually made apple crisp before and it turned out great.


I also watched some more of the HBO series John Adams and I'm really enjoying it.

Bottom line is, I drove too much and spent too much money. But had a really enjoyable day. And I'm not feeling all that guilty about it.... maybe that's what Mary at Owlhaven meant in her post about entitlement.