2nd Annual Southwest Florida Homeschool Fair

The 2nd Annual Southwest Florida Homeschool Fair

will be held

Friday and Saturday, February 1-2, 2008

at Riverside Church, on Daniels Parkway

in Fort Myers, Florida.

Our desire is to meet the needs of the homeschool community!

Who should attend the Homeschool Fair?

New & Experienced Homeschoolers

Those Considering Homeschooling

*vendors

*workshops

*speakers

for more information: http://www.swflhomeschoolfair.com/

and http://www.chesf.org/

A Baby!

Jason and I met, many years ago, at-a-now-demolished-because-there-weren't-enough-condos-in-Naples restaurant where we both worked. That restaurant was also the place we met our much loved former employees, Kelly and Nikol ... and a lot of other really cool people, like Chad and Cindy.

The summer after Jason and I began dating he, Chad, Cindy, another crazy guy named Clark (whatever happened to Clark???), and Jason's cousin, Christian, decided to go to Alaska to fish salmon. And so they went ... none of the five of them had anything remotely resembling a plan, but they had lots of youthful something.

One fine day Chad's and Cindy's eyes met across a pile of fish guts and they fell in love ... and the rest is history (ok, that might be a slight embelishment, but they did fall in love).

After the summer ended the guys came back to Naples and resumed their "normal" lives ... except Chad and Cindy, who continued traveling, working throughout Alaska and the rest of the United States, and living the lives many of us dreamed of. Eventually they married and have been settled in Alaska for quite a while. And this year our Christmas card from them contained the birth announcement of their first child!

Because we met them in Florida we had to send something reminiscent of Florida, but we also had to keep in mind that they live in Alaska.

So here it is ... a matching, beautiful Because I'm Me blanket and burp cloth. The blanket is flannel with embroidered red crabs, with super soft chenille on the reverse side. The burp pad is the same soft blue flannel. In keeping with the Florida crab theme we included a Melissa and Doug first Play crab and a Leap Frog Crab Rattle.

Congratulations Cindy and Chad!

Toddler Beds and a Co-Sleeper

Just a few new arrivals!

Valentine's

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. We've got lovely heart-themed tops and dresses as well as cute red clothes and shoes. Hurry in for best selection!

Just in today ... a Little Tikes large slide in primary colors priced at $49.90, a Thomas Ride-On Train with extra track for $149.90, and toys galore.

Recalls

A few new ones, check them here.

Wow, 13 days since the last post ... that stinks. And it's not because nothing has happened at Ditto Kiddo! We've been quite busy buying summer clothing, cribs, toys, girls clothing in sizes 7 and up, and more, more, more. And sales are great ... our seasonal visitors are definately coming to town and what fun that is!

No, my only excuse for not posting is that we've (our family) been sick with some sort of cold bug that's going around. But we're all better now and back in action so I'll be catching up here in the next few days.

$20 Complete Outfits

Wow! This entire outfit is less than $20 at Ditto Kiddo. The sweater and jeans are both Gymboree and the decorative tank top is from The Children's Place.





Here's another unbeatable Ditto Kiddo deal. This dress, new with tags, matching tights also new with tags, and adorable shoes are less than $20! Yes, less than $20 for the entire outfit.


Those are our regular prices ... no special sale, no coupons needed ... our regular every-day prices.

But, just to ice the cake, our sale racks contain great clothing at 25-75% off our regular prices.

A Bit of Bookkeeping

We've returned from all the holiday fun and are back to our normal schedule ... and, baby, it's cold outside!

Fear not ... we are well-stocked with winter jackets, jeans, sweaters, and long-sleeved shirts, all at great prices.

It's January, and that means we are no longer accepting winter clothing, so nothing with long pants or long sleeves. We begin taking winter clothing again on August 1st. We are happily looking at spring and summer clothing, which we accept year-round.

Items we need at this time include cribs, mattresses, pack and plays, jogging strollers, and bike trailers. We are also in need of highchairs, which, like everything else, need to be in like-new condition.

I hope your holidays were decadent and I wish you the best in 2008!