Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

We all decided to go to the U.S. today.  Lurline, Dave and the kids left before us, while mom and I went to Aldergrove to pick up Monica first.  When we got there, she wasn't off work yet, so we had 20 minutes to kill.  We stumbled across this really good thrift store around the corner from her house, and we got some great deals!  We'll definitely go back when we have more time.  So the three of us headed off to the States, as well.  We went to a couple dollar stores to get some more party supplies - beads, masks, etc, then went to Target, Big Lots and Walmart.  The best deal of the day for me was the Magnum of Shiraz for less than $9.00 American.  I decided to get 2 big bottles of wine because they were so cheap.  I actually almost got the regular bottle of wine for a mere $2.77.  Yes... less than $3.00 for a bottle of California red Shiraz.  Crazy!!  When we got home, we worked on decorating our Mardi Gras masks - Monica, Jack, Talia, Lurline, Mom and I all did one or two.  We have a very nice collection.  Dad went downstairs and pulled out these old puppets that Lurline and I made over 10 years ago - Monica and Jack were playing with them: