Well, it's been amusing folks.
Let's start with Friday morning The power went out and I couldn't so what needed to be done at home. So I went shopping - clothes and plant. Found a a top that I'm going to return later - I love it but the rest of the family says I look like a Hawaiian couch. But I did find a nice nightgown, something I really needed as two have gone to the trash with holes etc.
Friday afternoon, power's back. DS and buddy Pat (male) are in his room looking for K's swim shorts. And Pat has decided the room must be straightened up BEFORE they go buy a bathing suit. Yes, this is not the neatest of homes and K's room was a study in disaster, but I wish you could have all listened to P rag on K about the room. Well, the room is now neat, vacuumed and more "I'm not going wear these" clothes in the pile for the thrift shop on Tuesday. And a few books too - but those will go to a friend's first grade son. (swim trunks still MIA)
Boys went one way, DD another and DH and I went out for dinner. I stitched, did more laundry and called it a night.
Saturday - got up, did more laundry and stitched on Ladybugs and Bumblebees and went out for breakfast. Then DD and I went shopping for outfits for her for graduation weekend. I didn't think I could be this worn out from shopping with her. At TJMaxx, we found her a cute skirt in the juniors dept and a nice top. The skirt is a denim blue that will work dressed up or dressed down. She found a top that she now wants to return. Then we found me a top that will work with black slacks for our fancy graduation dinner out. And some Silly Bandz - anyone else have kids collecting/swapping these. On to the mall - were to start the experience, DD makes a card at AC Moore. Then on to Payless Shoes (face it, if she's wearing a 10 now, I'm not paying $$$ for shoes until the feet stop growing) No luck and down the mall we go. People watching is truly scary there sometimes. She convinces me to go into Aeropostale - home of trendy clothes for stick figure teens. I figure, this is going to hurt and nothing will fit. But amazingly, we find two tops and two tanks/camis and the total is about $40. And it's all cute and flattering to her figure and coloring. I don't see her giving up the hockey tee's anytime soon, but it was a first step to "girl". At Old Navy, she found a swimsuit and two pairs of flipflops. Time to go home, via the mall Dairy Queen. Meanwhile at home, there is a crisis brewing and furniture moving. First, K "found" my in-laws old stereo cabinet in the basement and we have to move it up TODAY. AND K can't find his hat from Nationals and is sure Pat threw it out. Won't look in any other bins they filled and stored in the closet. OMG - insists that we take all the bags of trash out of the wheelie bin and search. OK - we'll take the bags out, but I'm not going through them tonight. After a nice dinner out, he looks and finds the hat exactly where I tell him to look.....
So - now, I've read all of my email, my birding and gardening newsgroups, played Mafia Wars and I'm almost done here. SO, I'm off to stitch and read. And rest...
C