When my little sister was about 2 or 3 we taught her to say, "Shopping is best!" when she saw the Buffalo Mall out the car window. (Yes, the mall in Jamestown, ND is called the Buffalo Mall - what else from the city with the world's largest Buffalo?!?!)
Today I took the girls on an outing to Costco (at lunch time on a Saturday - am I crazy ?!?) and Babies R Us. We made it through Costco okay, but just as we sat down to our hotdogs, sure enough Carmen woke up hungry. So then I made the mistake of moving us out to the car so I could nurse Carmen. Ketchup and mustard held by a 3 year old is never a good idea!! We did escape with only minor staining, and thankfully neither glass of pop ended up upside down on the car seat or floor, so that was a triumph!
I lost Marnie at Babies R Us, which is actually a great place to lose a child because unlike in, say, Nordstrom, the people in this store understand just how slippery those little things are and you are not a bad parent for forgetting one in the diaper bag aisle! Thankfully my friend Karol works there and Marnie found her and was "Helping Abby's mommy clean up this mess".
Now that I'm on #3 (and still have no money) it's almost difficult to walk through Babies R Us and not stop every pregnant woman and say, "You really don't want to buy that brand new - there's this great consignment store over by Fred Meyer . . ." or "Have you checked Craigslist first???"
I did end up using a giftcard from my shower, but I'm keeping the tags on everything until I can check Goodwill and my consignment store, just one more time . . .
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Thanks for the flashback:-) And you're totally on about the best place to lose a child! Did you end up keeping your purchase, or finding it elsewhere?
Keep up the blog, it's nice to see brief glimpses into your day...makes you seem a little closer!
Love you lots,
Kari
It was cheaper. It really was.
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