I spent a little more than I had hoped to on Laurel's back-to-school shopping but I think we did pretty well.

All she needed were pants (sewing denim is slow) and a few dresses to tide her over until I sew some more, so we went to Kohl's this morning to take advantage of today's early bird specials and pick over their clearance racks.

We came away with two pairs of jeans, two pairs of cotton leggings, a pair of embellished capris, a broomstick-pleated skirt, two dresses and a swimsuit for next summer for $75 including tax.

I think some of my sister's shopping mojo is finally rubbing off on me.