So, i took the kids "thrifting" this afternoon after church. Joe was at work for the day and the kids wanted to go "shopping". I figured it was a win-win.
We split up, each to his/her own department. I'm looking at a cute sundress when Christian come walking up with something. Look, he says, i found something that is absolutely perfect for you, maman!! And he is holding up a backpack/purse. It's patchwork/quilted with patterns of mushrooms. It's the right color. The right size. Well made. Perfect in every way except one..... i donated it about three weeks ago!! I guess things don't move too quickly through the FamilyThriftStore (yes, that's really the name)!!
Christian found a pair of Desert Storm combat boots that are roughly his size (too big but, if you know Christian, you cannot tell him anything). Alessandra found two really cute-on-her t-shirts (although she keeps telling me that she wants to get "nice clothes-- you know, not just tees and jeans"). I found two pairs of jeans and a dress.
Jeans!! That actually fit. Not too long or too loose or too tight! Like Goldilocks, i found "just right". They just belonged to "baby bear" before i took them over. :o)
The sundress is turquoise and flowery and short. I didn't realize until i got it home and hung it in my closet but it makes three (3!) turquoise, flowery, short sundresses for me. Call me a traditionalist. Or just call me boring and predictable. But i have a cute summer wardrobe of turquoise sundresses and one pair of sandals will match all three of them. So there!
Now that i've found a style of jeans that fits for me, Joe said that i should surf the Levi's site and buy more. I've not had jeans that fit in years. And, living in NM, jeans are pretty much all we wear outside of work and pj's. And, come to think of it, i wear pj's at work too!
Off to make Joe "walk in a circle" around our neighborhood before getting Christian from youth group. I was just so tickled with our "shopping trip" this afternoon that i had to share it with someone. If anyone is really reading this...
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