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After rearranging the kids’ room last week to include the new dresser, I discovered a bag of cold-weather clothing in the back of the closet that I’d meant to take to the consignment store a while ago and never got around to.  I took it today to our favorite place and ended up with a bunch of store credit, and as a result, Maria now needs only a coat and hat/gloves for this “winter.”   She’s got pajamas, tights, pants, long-sleeve shirts, and socks.  Sadly, clothes for 6-year-old boys don’t often survive in saleable condition long enough to make it to the consignment, and there were no deals to be found for Henry.  His jeans are juuuuust a bit too short (I’m still researching why that is, but it may have something to do with the fact that he grew 3 inches in the last 12 months) and I’m trying to decide if he can wait until Christmas for more pants, or should I attempt some online Black Friday sales?  He needs at least 4 pairs of pants (one khaki, the rest can be jeans), 3 long sleeve shirts, and jammies.  I planned ahead last year and bought a coat one size too big that will still fit this year.  If they would just stop growing up, this whole clothing thing would be so much easier. 

I honestly do not have a clue as to what kind of consequence we will hand down to Henry if he comes home with an orange again today.  I’ve got 30 minutes to figure it out.