Today I had an itch to go shopping. I knew we needed milk and coffee, so we headed out at our usual time. I wanted to get a planner. I wanted a really special awesome one So I headed way over to Beaverton mall. To the Powel's books there. I thought the kids would be more excited, but they are just kids/books after all. I did find a cool planner. It better be anyway it was 15.00 actually, they were on sale. It does pay to procrastinate when it comes to calendars. The first of every year I feel like I don't know what is going on though. I pretend like I'm still recovering from Christmas. I am actually. Well I also got a book for the kids that Golina recommended. And a little stop at Old Navy for a shirt for me and some clothes for Bella next year. And Jellies! They are the cutes shoes ever! I'm so glad she loves shoes, she is my little darling girl. At the book store I also saw a Mellisa, and Doug Tree house that I have been eyeing for over a year. They are just expensive. The cheapest one was like $115. This one looked like it had been through a lot, but it was only $75 so I will have to think about that.
We got home, and had lunch, and I realized that I sort of forgot about the milk and coffee. This is really the first time that coffee has been on the grocery list, I guess we are turning into those people who are accepting the fact that their children are going to be teenagers before they get any real sleep. And by that time I won't be able to sleep because I'm too old to sleep well. So we now know we must medicate ourselves with the bitter caffeine.
At lunch time Antonio decided to empty his piggy bank and count all of his money. Which meant I had to count it. I tries to teach him that different coins were worth different amounts. He seemed interested, but didn't really get it. I told him he still needed $29 to buy the toy he wanted. He asked me what chore he could do to earn $29. I told him he needed a college education.
We then went to the store to get the milk, and coffee, and wine, and cheese. And I saw a rainbow maker. Which I thought was a crystal, and I told Antonio to look at it because we were talking about rainbows earlier that week. Then I saw it was really a $25 gizmo with gears, and a solar pannel. I told him it was too expensive. He insisted that he have it. I told him it would take longer to save up for his other toy if he bought this now. He asked me if I had money, I said I did, but that I did not want a rainbow maker. So he put it back. I was proud of us both. Really the whole day all purchases I made were impulse buys of my own, nothing I bought to appease or bribe the kids. Which was really by accident. I do still think I spend more when they are with me I grab things and go without really comparing, and considering if this is the best deal. But if I was by myself then maybe I would have tries on some pants for myself....or found a book about sewing, or the Mellisa and Doug tree house. Who knows what life would be like with out my kids. Sometimes I think I would be just as happy to have a place to my self with no mess to clean up, do what every I wanted when ever I wanted. But I did sort of have that when I lived in Seattle, and I was fat! I am getting fat again. I weighed myself yesterday 167 That's getting close to needing new pants. So It's time to loose ten from the middle. 32" under bust, 41.5 is the largest I can make my tummy. So we'll see how I do.
And after all of that I forgot we needed toilet paper, I can use all the receipts to ...make lists of course.
The picture is of a cute dress I think I could figure out how to make if I just stare at it long enough. Sareing....stareing....stareing...
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