Thrifty Thursday

Sunday morning we popped out to the op shops to drop off some donations and to have a look.  At the first shop I found some great craft items.

Stainless steel tags $3

Two jars of texture paste $2 each

Faux plant $1.50

Medium sized gift bag 50c

At the second shop I found some Christmas earrings $2

New packet of cupcake cases $2

Brand new packet of Stampin' Up! scrapbook papers - 2 sheets of each design - $5

Nutcracker tin $2

School Holidays - Week 1

Nanny's stayed for the week and there have been lots of activities :) Tuesday they hit the shops to spend Clay's birthday money, while Craig got his tattoo.

Wednesday they went to the free movie to see Bad Guys 2 - they both really enjoyed it.  Afterwards they popped into Craig's work to have lunch.

Thursday they caught the bus into town to go to a craft activity at the library - decorating a canvas bag.

Friday they caught the bus down to the beach to have lunch and a play at the patk with poppy.

Saturday and Sunday were chilled days at home.  We did pop out to the op shops this morning and the shops to buy grocerries. Finished up the day baking cupcakes.

Thrifty Thursday

A few weekends ago Clay saw an advertisement for the annual Lifeline book-fest so we headed out for a look :)  Clay found some books and games. He was super excited to find the Pokemon battle academy - he had recently been looking at it in the shops.  We didn't open it till we got home, so he was very happy to find all the parts were there.

I found this Lego head storage and was pleased to find that its got sorting trays inside!

I found a few books - not my usual reads, but they looked interesting.

We actually don't have the Elf on the Shelf book, so I brought it to put with Clay's elves. I had never heard of the JK Rowling book, so grabbed it.  The Disney book is a bit banged up, so I will be using it for scrapbooking.  Clay was so excited to find the Disney record for me - Im going to frame it and display it with our Disney things.  Total for all of  our goodies $58 :)

That same weekend, on Sunday morning after breakfast we popped into our fave oppie :) There were a few Disney finds! 

Christmas decoration $1

Mug $6

Easter craft kit $2

Tupperware dish $4

Books $2 each

At the Nanango markets last weekend I found 3 books for $2 each - so excited to find some more Fleur McDonald books!

I also found some stamps $2 

Camping at Yarraman - Day 3 & 4

Day 3 - Easter Sunday, so the bunny visited and left a basket of goodies for Clay :)  Bacon pancakes for breakfast and a bucket of Easter goodies to share.

Clay particpated in the Easter egg hunt around camp and had lots of fun following the clues :)  Then back to the van to chill for a bit and snuggles  in his new shark blanket LOL

Kristy & Sharyn decided to chill and have naps, so Craig, Clay, Druncle and I decided to hop in the car and headed off exploring.  First stop was Coomba Falls - very popular with lots of people picnicking and swimming. It was 125 steps down to the botyom of the falls / swimming area. We didn't pack swimmers, so splashed around in the rock pools (much warmer than the freezing water ) and Clay & Druncle went exploring over the rocks.

Back up 125 steps and into the car to head to Muntapa Tunnel.  It's 260m straight tunnel and in the middle (area is closed off by gates) is a colony of bent wing bats).

After our walking and exploring we were hungry so decided to head to Oakey for a late lunch at the RSL - delcious meal! We were hoping the air museum would be open at the airforce base, but it's only open on Wednesdays.

We drove back to camp, stopping at Yarraman to find the hand-carved statues and metal work horse.  Kristy and Sharyn had the fire going, so after a dinner of cootie board we sat around chatting.

Day 4 - We were up, packed and on the road by 9am. Back home van unpacked, washed & put away, washing done and bags unpacked.  A fabulous 4 days away and looking foward to another trip away.