Showing posts with label Costco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Costco. Show all posts

Monday, 23 August 2010

Spiderman, spiderman...



Back from a FANTASTIC trip back home.. (more on that later)
but in the meantime, came back, first thing as always - trip to Costco... (my favourite). They had costumes for sale (that's what I love about Costco, you never know what you are going to get in store) and Spence laid his eyes on a new Spidey costume. We were fortunate in March to get a second hand one from our friends Sally and Ian in Switzerland, but this one.. had a MASK, and GLOVES!! so for $18.99 we HAD to get it!! We also bought Margaux a snow white one but it looks like it'll work in a year or two from now.

Here is the evidence... he refuses to take it off....

Friday, 11 December 2009

It's Siberia in NY

Jeeze Louise it is cold here. I mean FREEZING. But no snow. Which is a good thing because everything seems to come to an abrupt halt here in NY/BK with just an inch of the stuff.

I decided not to wear gloves as the sun was shining brightly so I thought it couldn't be that bad. (kick myself number one). Then I went to pump gas (notice how American I am sounding?) and forgot that over here, they have locks on the pumps so you can sit in the comfort of your car, listening to the crap that is American radio, and forget that it's minus 80 outside. But of course that lock thingy escaped my peanut brain, so I stood outside holding the damn pump for what felt like an eternity (kick myself number two). My fingers were numb and i was kicking myself (for the third time) for sending Margaux to her sitter without gloves (major kick for that) - however, before anyone calls social services, her coat sleeve is about four inches too long so it covered her little fingers.

Then I went to Costco and came out $600 poorer (Joe will kick me for that one). How the hell did that happen? The only frivolous item I bought were a dozen red roses for $15!! That place is dangerous. I got yelled at by the lady at check out for having too many items in my 'cart' (ie trolley). Oh humbug, tis the season to spend spend spend right?!