We are leaving on a trip tomorrow. Around 5am. We won't be back until the day before school starts for Shilo (freshmen orientation), and two days before everyone's back on the school schedule. So we've been cramming in what we can before we leave. Like school/trip/EFY shopping. That was yesterday.
I had given my girls a (small) budget for school clothes, and they had a little money of their own to contribute. Personally, I like shopping with a purpose, so I acted as chauffeur and kept everyone focused on the task at hand. Right after snapping the above picture, I was kindly told that I wasn't allowed to take photos in this store.
My rebellious side came out, and I snapped this one of the floor while Shilo and I were waiting for the other girls to try on clothes. Payback for my lack of respecting store policy was... this was the exact spot Shilo set down her wallet (full of cash), and we walked away. Not only did we walk away, we exited the mall and drove 20 minutes east (amid tons of traffic, paying tolls along the way to git 'er done as expeditiously as possibly) to another shopping area, which is where we discovered the wallet was missing, and guessed that it was here, on this cushioned bench, where we left it. We called the store, confirmed it was still there, and arranged to have it picked up by Bill on his way home from work (lucky guy).
After over 5 hours of intense shopping focus, the girls declared it good.
Today there are a million things to get done (blogging is not high on the priority list). I've managed to get a couple things checked off the list this morning, but the stress is high, and the list long. All of it requires a great deal of work. Wish me luck (and high energy), I need it.
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