Oct. 7, 2009 - Hump Day
Pretty good day all around.
I got to sleep in while Big Daddy was in charge. He got quite a lot accomplished too. He took the alternator off my car and took it to get fixed and did a load of dishes. Kept the kids fed and quite.
When I got up, they got started on Spelling and I went shopping. They did their Bible lesson and Reading assignment while I was gone.
A new shopping center just opened up down the street and it has a Dress Barn, so I had myself a little "me" time. I got a great looking blouse and a couple of pairs of boots. If I'd have had a little more money I would have gotten a couple of jackets that I just adore. One is cream corduroy and the other was black leather that felt like butter. This new shopping center would be just perfect if a Coldwater Creek and a Chick-fil-A were added. I even walked through the new JCP and found what I wanted for Christmas. They have this shiny red leather croc embossed bag that was to die for and they sell Bare Minerals make-up that I have always wanted to try.
Now I'm not a shopper. I don't like to "shop". But I have two exceptions. One is Dress Barn and the other is Coldwater Creek. I could spend hours in those store and be as happy as a lamb. The style of the clothes has always appealed to me. I cant figure it out I just except it.
I really only went into JCP because of the Sephora cosmetic department. I knew Sephora sells Bare Minerals and sure enough this JCP is carrying it. I was extremely surprised by the size of JCP. Hopefully, the Grand Opening order and cleanliness will stay. I'll use the Ross that opened across the street a few years ago as an example. Within three months of opening, that Ross looked like a bombed out building in a war zone. Nasty, smelly place and I won't even go in anymore. Here's hoping the stores in the new shopping center do a better job of maintance.
My euphoria ended when I walked into Walmart. I usually boycott Walmart, especially the one here by my house, because of personal reasons. Unfriendly staff, 120 degree temp in the store and three out of 35 registers open. I only went to get dogfood, catfood, toothpaste and underwear for my kid.
Today was total chaos. The entire store, EVERY department, is under construction. Merchandise is not where the signs indicate. Staff was confused as to where merchandise was moved to. An hour later I finally managed to check out. Plus they didn't even have the dogfood on the shelf. Walmart should have just closed the store down for the reno and had a grand reopening in three weeks. I should have taken the fact that workmen were bricking up the opening to the eye doctor office as a sign of things to come.
I will not, and I repeat NOT, be going back. I'll gladly pay three times as much to shop at Kroger before I step back into Walmart.
By the time I got home I was so flustered I forgot to stop and get a perscription from Walgreens.
After I de-stressed awhile, Big Daddy laid down to take a nap since he was so tired (worked the graveyard shift last night) he was walking into walls. The kids and I worked on their Multiplication Pizza Party, Animal Classification and Spelling & Phonics Rules lapbooks. We were going to get started on the Creation lapbook only I discovered that I had forgotten to make copies of the activities. We'll have to get to it next week.
I did however get the lapbooks I ordered Friday from HOAC. Obedience, Responsibility, Honesty, Texas and Operation English Grammar. The OPG is like a Mission Impossible style story. My kids will love it and it looks like a lot of fun. We'll start it once we finish the Spelling/Phonics Rules LB. We'll start Texas in November. The other three are a toss up on which to start first. I'm leaning towards Honesty, but Obedience is really needed in our house too.
Now Big Daddy and two kids are off to church, while I stay home with the sick one and cook dinner.
A pretty good day all around.
