Something To Think About:

Something To Think About:
Children are like wet cement, whatever falls on them makes an impression.

--Hiam Ginott

Friday, December 3, 2010

Making A List, Checking It Twice

...Gonna find out who's naughty or nice...
Nah--everyone on my Santa List has been 'nice' this year!
And today my list is just about complete.

Went to Target.  What should have been 30 minutes or less ended up 90 minutes because of all the friends I saw there and all the visiting we did!  But it sure was FUN.

On to BBBeyond.  Oh Thank You to strangers who listened patiently to my questions and helped me make a decision.  Sometimes it is very helpful to ask a stranger for their opinion.  They have no emotion tied up in your decision making so they offer really good things to consider.  And the 20% off coupons--gotta LOVE them.

Next was Sport Chalet. Was I ever high-fiving myself that I happened to go on the day that they were having a huge sale on the most random items I was buying and walked out saving $120!  And the manager even carried them all out to my car.  So nice.

Then.  The Mall.  Very crowded.  But I had my list and I stuck to it and got in and out of there even trying on clothes in 35 minutes.  And I even made it all the way back to the school for carpool pick-up on time.  Whew.

Once home, I pulled my frozen turkey frame out and made a big batch of soup.  It is chilly, and I needed a meal to take to a family (who has been back and forth to the hospital with a son in surgery for a compound clavicle break from PE class) and one to feed mine.  Duff and I visited with them for a while and got all the details and I also got a little woozy looking at the pictures.  It was BAD.  Christine has a couple of friends over and I am finishing the laundry at midnight. 

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