Happy Early Birthday To Me!

Guess who got Light Blue Crocs straight off her wish list????? Today I had a working meeting scheduled with Pie Guy at 11am. So 11 rolls around...

Me: "Okay Pie Guy, time to get to work??"

Pie Guy: "I need to get food first, lets go downstairs"

Me: "Where are we going"

Pie Guy: "Lets go down to the first floor"

Me: "Why???"

Pie Guy: "Well there's variety on the first floor

Me: "VARIETY??"

Pie Guy: "Yeah...you've got *pseudo-restaurant x* you've go *large coffee chain Y*, you've got *crowded bakery z* across the street...."

Me: "Pie Guy has lost his damn mind if this is what he calls variety". (thinking it-not saying it.)

So we walk outside and I see GB walking towards us grinning ear to ear with GB Jr #1 and GB Jr #2 in tow. I was so confused! GB is off today, what the heck is she doing here? And then I saw the bag! It's my birthday! They totally got me this time! Surpriseeeeeeeeeeeee!!

We went to lunch and had a great time! GB Jr. made me the prettiest birthday card I've seen in a long time.

They are so pretty I don't want to get them dirty!

Thanks, GB, GB Jr's, Pie Guy and Computer Guy! You guys are awesome!

Frivolous or Frugal?

I found this picture on the internet. I want some of these but I just can't bring myself to spend 30 dollars on plastic shoes.I'm not normally particularly frugal but when it comes to the garden, I really have a hard time spending a chunk of money on any one item. There are a couple of possibilities for this.

1. This stuff is going to be outside, getting rained on and snowed on and lord know what else
2. I'm not convinced that I'm sticking to this gardening thing for the long haul. I mean don't get me wrong, I'm loving gardening, still, in August. BUT, if you know me you know that I obsess about things and as quickly as I became obsessed, I can lose interest.

I think that the Peach Tree I bought this spring is the most expensive thing I've purchased for the garden. It was 19.99.

Are you a frivolous gardener or a frugal one? What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought for the garden? I'll be honest, I hope to hear about some awesome frivolous spending that will inspire me to go out and buy some of the more pricey items that I really want.