again, everything is so very cheap..

so today was extemely chill, i only had the kids for around two hours, the whole day!
so alanna and i (she is the currant au pair that i am replacing) went to micheals arts and crafts warehouse, which is huge and it makes my want to make a scrapbook soooo bad. they have everything. but i was just there to buy some pretty paper and stickers to make schedules for the kiddies.. i'm going to laminate them so they can be re-used each week.
then we went to stop & shop, which is a supermarket like woolies, to buy some snacks for me to have during the day at home.
a few things i must point out at this stage are -
1. they have dvd vending machines, all the newest titles for $1 a night! you just swipe your card and, poof, a dvd pops out. like magic.
2. i pay around $16-$18 for maybelline mascara in australia, ridiculous i know, but anyway, brace yourselves girls, here in america it is $7.50, yes you read that correctly, seven dollars and fifty cents, NOT ON SALE! i almost died right there and then. its the same with all makeup, average of $10 less per product.
3. they have no security measures what so ever. no little beepy things, no one watching the self serve checkouts, nothing.. so bizarre.
4. they sell the most random things. dvds for one, books, outdoor table settings etc and this is in a food supermarket!
okay so we left stop & shop and came home, had lunch and then a nanna nap. now lets stop right there for a second.. whilst getting ready for my nap i happened to glance out one of my bedroom windows and I SAW A SQUIRRAL! it was sooooooooooooooo cute! then when i went downstairs later this afternoon to check harrison was doing his homework, i happened to glance out the window again, and I SAW A CHIPMUNK! and it was also, soooooooooooo cute! i was so excited!
don't worry i got photos :) will post them tomorrow.
so tonight we went to starbucks with the other au pairs in the area and guess what? i found a penny. face up. "see a penny pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck". okay so it was technically night time, but meh, ima change it to "all night long". but thats cool right?
so other then that, pretty uneventful.
but i will give you some other american facts..
- they don't have clotheslines here. in some states its even illegal to have one and put clothes on it. so when im doing the kids washing everyday i just put it in the washer, then straight in the dryer. easy as.
- they also don't seem to have fences. like our yard and the next door neighbours yard are joined.
- i am also loving the commercials here. they are so entertaining.
thats about it for tonight. hope you have a really yummy lunch for today! i'm going to bed, its 11:18pm.
night! x