20...only 180 to go! *deep breath*

My biggest concern from day 1 was the availability of this many ponies in the local stores.

Waltzing into Target on Friday had  me a wee-bit nervous since I had completely wiped out their shelves last week...did they restock? Would there even BE any ponies?! WHAT IF I FAIL?! *yanks hair* *screams*

But alas, my paranoia was unjustified & there were 11 new ponies...10 of them came home w/me.

(I wiped 'em out again...only 1 pony left! Yay for the charity idea, boo for other people wanting these ponies!)

A bit of an interesting note, for G4 pony collectors, they had several Cheerilee & Lily Blossom ponies. If you've been after 'em, check out Target - they obviously have 'em in stock.

Oh & random, but I was asked why I continue to buy the ponies @ Target...very simple! Target has a debit card that takes $$$ right outta my checking account & also discounts 5% off my total purchase. Without the card, I would spend around $55 for 10 ponies. However, the card gets 'em for a lil over $51. It may not seem like that much in savings for 1 set, factor in I am attempting 200...that lil bit of savings is gonna add up quick & maybe I can even get an extra couple w/the savings. It's win/win.

Thank you so much to everyone that has emailed/FB'd about this whole thing. It's really encouraging to have everyone supporting me & it's going to be a wonderful wonderful time giving all of these things away in the holiday months...must keep going.

Here's the latest photo of the bin'd 20 ponies -

The first 10!

Stomping down the aisle of ponies @ Target, I suddenly felt fear, "What if I can't get 200 ponies?! Am I setting myself up for disappointment?!"

I don't think I really did the math on how many ponies I'll need to buy between now & then, but oh well..200 is the goal, so hopefully we'll get there by December. *gulp*

Regardless, I purchased the first 10 ponies & couldn't be more excited, as well as hopeful, that this goal will become a reality. We bought a storage bin @ Big Lots (cause we're classy like that!), so I'm going to store as many as I can in this then purchase another later for more. I may have to discuss storage options w/my father, cause I know he has an empty bedroom in his house that we may need to take over w/these ponies...he can't say no to the sweet lil children.

As I said...our first 10!

Wish me luck!!!

200 ponies by Christmas...oh my word!

So my husband, Brady, & I were walking down the aisles of Target looking for the brand new My Little Pony sets. He spots the set I'm after first, so as I'm doing a "YAY" dance holding my new ponies, he jokes, "Do you realize how happy our kid will be someday? Surrounded in all of these toys!"

It hit me @ that moment that we were blessed to be able to afford these ponies, so how selfish was I making sure only I was able to celebrate in the "pony love"? What about all the kids out there that couldn't get the ponies, cause they're sick & in the hospital? What about the kids whose parents simply could NOT afford them?

I set a goal @ that moment. I will (hopefully) be able to buy 200 My Little Ponies by Christmas time. Figuring the sets must be delivered to the various outlets I wanna drop them like St. Jude's Children Hospital here in the area, as well as donating to the amazing people @ "Angel Tree" which can be found in the local malls. Donating 100 ponies to each of these amazing charities will guarantee that @ least 200 different kids will get to share in the happiness that a person gets when they see those adorable lil ponies in their hands.

I'm figuring we must buy around 10 ponies a week. I can generally handle that during the summer months (I work in air conditioning...in Texas. Yup. Summer months are good to me!), but winter months may set me back a bit, but 200 is the goal & I will make this happen no matter what!