Today became a day for me. It started this morning when I snuck out of the house (Bill knew of course) while he was taking a walk with Karina. Last week when I tried to leave, she broke down sobbing and I couldn't go. So to avoid that, I left while she was out. Bill gets up with her on Saturdays so this was no big deal. I went to a new store that's like a consignment shop but they buy the items up front. It's called Once Upon a Child and it is a franchise, I think. I know the lady who owns or runs this one with her sister. Anyway, they just opened up and I really wanted to check it out. Holy moly. They have so much stuff! First there were about 30 strollers outside the store. Then inside, they had about 20 high chairs, tons of exersaucers/gyms, Bumbo seats, and toys. And then the clothes. Racks of them. Of course I always find the cutest things in the sizes Karina can't wear, but I got a bunch of great stuff still. I found the prices to be good. Some items were a little higher than I wanted to pay, but a lot of things were really well priced. I got four pairs of footy fleece Carter's brand pajamas for $3.50 apiece, which is a steal. I got a couple of cute dresses and things, too. And then in the toy section there was a Fisher Price Little People farm with some animals, and I got that for less than $7. That was a huge steal because there was another one that had a few more people with it, and it was marked $20. I really enjoyed shopping in the store. And when I saw my friend she gave me a big hug and was so happy I had come in.
Next I went to Ross Dress for Less because I wanted to look for a box to put Karina's growing stash of hairbows and clippies in. I had gotten one box at Ross a few days ago, a small one. It's about 12 inches long, 3 inches deep and 2 inches high. It closes with a magnet and has a cute pink bow on the front. It was perfect for the small clippies. But then I realized that she has so many bows now that the four (yes, four) loooong ribbon bow holders were full. It's just not going to work to add more, so I needed a box. I wanted to get one to match the first one, and I knew they had two larger sizes. So I went to get it. Of course, I was at a different Ross and they didn't have it. I did get a cotton footy pajama for the transitional weather, and I almost bought a pair of shoes but decided against them at the last minute. Next up, I realized it was 1130, and if I wanted to see Karina before her nap I'd better hurry. I rushed back to my city, (the new consignment shop and this Ross were in the neighboring city--about 10 minutes away from my house) and decided to run into the Ross I'd originally found the box at to see if they had the larger one. They were gone! But then I found the big one on another aisle, where someone had set it down. Phew. I was very happy, and went home just in time for her nap.
She slept until about 340pm, and when she got up, we read some books and then went downstairs to do some laundry and start thinking about supper. Supper. I stood in front of the refrigerator, after I had taken out the nuggets to reheat, and looked at my calendar. Today is Saturday. Today is Saturday the 25th and it's young adult night at church! Ack! In 15 minutes!!! I had totally forgotten about it! It's a new thing that a couple started, and we get together to eat and talk and not have our kids around (they have child care provided). The first ones they did, the couple, Wendy and Sounthoune (Shu), showed us how to make sushi and then spring rolls. This time, Shu made the spring rolls ahead of time and we all ate those and the other food people had brought (I didn't bring anything because I had forgotten!). Then Kelly got out some games and we played Apples to Apples with about 20 people! It was so much fun, but the whole time I was feeling terrible for running out on Karina a second time in the same day. I came home in time to put her to bed, so I have seen her for about 90 minutes today. Ugh. But it was a nice day otherwise.
My friend from My Little Anchors made some kid legwarmers and gave me a pair tonight. They're super cute--light and dark pink stripes! I think there is a picture of them on her blog, but I'm not sure. She does have pictures of her daughter in a pair of brown ones, though. She did a really good job on them, too!
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