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Target Love

I swear I am at Target nearly every other day. I'm sorry if my posts seem like a constant advertisement for this place, but I cannot get enough! Plus, it's fun to just go & wander around admiring all the fun things you wish you had money to buy. coughbigredheartpillowcough



Target Toddler Nabbing

Collin was kidnapped today while I was at Target.

By my Mom.

She tortured him with lots of new toys, a new outfit, some rockin' Valentine frog socks & then took him to her house where she abused him with too many kisses & cuddles. Then, she took him out to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants.

Poor kid.

I had nearly an entire day without Collin after running into my Mom at Target (addicts create addicts, ya know) & I can't even tell you the things that I thought about today while my mind rested....if you can call it that.

Would you believe I still have Christmas gifts to mail out? Slacker. There were so many productive things I wanted to do today, but when I got home from the store without Collin, I zoned out in front of the TV. The Bachelor (I luuuuurve me some Emily) & Teen Mom 2 were calling my name. I seriously love my trashy reality TV. It's pathetic. You should see the shit on my DVR.

The only productive thing I did today was glue Collin's nickname onto a cork board for the front of his bedroom door. Dollar Spot, holllaaaaa!!!!

I ended up not enjoying the silence & kept listening for Collin to wake up from his nap....only he wasn't going to wake up because he was enjoying a juicy steak with Nanny & Granddad at the Montana Steakhouse.

We had spaghetti.

Don't worry. As soon as Collin got home, he promptly tipped over his ball pit, grabbed my iPhone to delete some apps & make some phone calls & reminded us that he is the one that rules our house...

& we'd better not forget it.

My kid is ALWAYS on my iPhone.

Did anyone else see The CraigsList Killer on Lifetime? I thought it totally sucked. Just sayin'.

Target Trips

I am always so relieved when I read Jess's posts over at IROCKSOWHAT. I am an avid Target shopper. It could possibly be a real problem. I make a trip there at least twice a week. Some of the time, it's not even to buy anything. It's a great excuse to get Collin out of the house & an even better excuse to window shop as I wander down each aisle making an ultimate Target wish list. I love Target's merchandise & am a huge fan of their Dollar Spot. It doesn't help that it is less than three miles from my house. Jess posts photos from her & Wyatt's excursions every so often & it's caused a sort of blog Mama Target spam. Chelsey over at The Paper Mama  & Mandy from A Sorta Fairy Tale both recently wrote Target posts after being inspired by Jess. So, I felt it was my civic duty to post one of my trips with Collin to our favorite Target.

Hello, red circles!

First thing's first, we always browse the Dollar Spot.

Collin loves strolling through the Christmas section. These light up figures are his fave.

It is awesome knowing that I'm not the only Mama obsessed with Target! It can always put me in a good mood & has pretty affordable stuff for when I do have some extra cash to spend.