Briella's Boutique - Savoy, IL

If any of you local readers are looking for a great resale shop, this is it! Briella's Boutique is a fairly new cosignment shop, with some great deals. They have a variety of items, from kids clothing to dog clothing! :)

We happened to stop in this morning (my two boys and I), and low and behold, it was storytime! They have a story hour the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10:30, so we came at just the right time! They read a story to the kids, then have a craft, and then get to take home a snack. Wait, there's more! If you bring your kids in, then you get 10% off your purchase! (I'm not sure if that's everyday, or if it was just today). I was blown away by their attitude towards kids, it was a great feeling knowing that my kids were not a nuisance in their store.

So, if you're in the area, by the Walmart in Savoy, stop by to see their shop. I highly recommend it! I got a new pair of shoes for $24, and a new top for $5. And I love the fact that it's a form of recycling. I'm going to have to start co-signing my boys clothes there, because for us, All Things Kids, is further away from us than Briella's.

Briella's Boutique

503 S Dunlap Ave.

Savoy, IL 61874

M-F 10-6

Sat. 10-4

So, if you get a chance and are in the area...check it out!

Toy Sale this weekend!

If you're still needing to do some Christmas shopping, here's an opportunity to buy gently used toys. One Week Boutique is having a smaller-scaled sale at the Mattis Free United Methodist Church here in Champaign on November 20th from 8am-5pm. If you've never been to one of their sales, it's amazing how many items they can pull together. I have a party to go to this Saturday, but I will definitely be making my way over there to see what they have to offer.

For more detailed information click here. Good luck shopping!

Recalled Trike

I just found out that a trike that we have from Fisher Price has been recalled. The boys actually don't ride it all that often, but it always scares me when I know that we have a toy that could possibly harm them. We have the Diego Trike, and it seemed pretty popular at that time. So, anyway, I guess we'll take it back and use that $25 towards something else. Just wanted to warn you in case you had this toy as well.

Busy Day

This morning I went for a walk by myself. This is quite unusual because there are usually two little boys following me. But my husband was kind enough to let me enjoy the morning by myself.

This Tuesday morning there have to be tons of garbage cans swarming our neighborhood because it is a popular day for pick-up. There are non-stop garbage trucks all morning and afternoon. Crazy.

So on my morning walk, since it was garbage day, I stumbled upon this Little Tykes playhouse. It was all broken down, so I had to get the car to come back and get it. It was really dirty, and needed a good cleaning.

I took it upon myself and my little boys to give this little house a good cleaning and see if it had all it's pieces. I hate to see things thrown away when they can be re-used and even sold again.

Here's a picture of the house we cleaned up:

Another busy day with the Fishers, looks a little like this:

We have a 3 door garage, and there were no cars/trucks filling the space today!! We used that to our advantage, and made a race track in our garage. The boys LOVED it! They found all their favorite toys and went at it. All I had to do was draw a track and move some heavy things out of their way, and they played for a couple hours in there. What a great time they had!

FREE Sandbox

Just wanted to share one of my findings today!  I was out taking a walk with my youngest son and we passed by a house that had this sandbox out by the curb.  They were out trimming up their yard, so I didn't hesitate to ask them if they were getting rid of it.  They were very kind and said they were moving to Switzerland!  I love finding these treasures!  Now all we need is a good deal on sand!