I love MCC

We have a store in our city called the MCC Thrift Store - run by the Mennonite Central Committee which sends money and workers to disasters and other impoverished nations, etc....a really great cause! So, all the money you spend at the MCC goes to help, PLUS: it is a virtual treasure trove of everything you could ever want (Trev calls it junk even though he bought a Whirlitzer (sp?) there for only $35 that we could sell on ebay for more than $1000) So, today I shopped with Lynette - she says that she learned to Thrift-shop from me, but this is a classic case of the 'student' far surpassing the 'teacher' because she finds the BEST stuff for me when I'm there. Today, nearly brand new Snow Board pants for Cale ($2.50), a gorgeous pink winter ski jacket for Mica ($2.50), pants for Mica from Esprit ($2.00), Vests for all the kids ($1.00-$1.50) and even a skirt and a pair of jeans for me. Also I found a few more books for the kids. At the rate they go through chapter books, who can afford $8 each at a bookstore, when I can get them for $0.25 each and support MCC? And here's my crafty purchase of the day - a bag of little tiny jewelry boxes...$1.00. I have visions of tiny Christmas presents, mini-albums, treasure boxes and shadow boxes dancing in my head.

And this magnetic sculpture thing - it's a magnet base with tiny little metal X's and O's. Would these not make the cutest little Valentine cards?