Valentine's Day Shopping Spree!

For those of you who know me well, you know how much I hate shopping. But, yesterday was a good day, even though I've got a bad cold......again! Richard and I had the whole day together without the kids, so that made it a really nice break. We woke up, fed everyone heart pancakes with blueberries, and then went to my mom's house. She watched the kids for us, and we went shopping and to lunch.

We went first to IKEA. We had never been there before, so it was an adventure. We found a bookcase for by my piano, and we bought several magazine holders to hold all the music. We also bought a skillet, a set of plastic bendable cutting boards, 2 bathmats, vases, and some clothes sorters for the kids to use in their closets. Then we went to lunch. I think I will definitely go back to IKEA in the future; they have a lot of practical stuff for really cheap prices.

We ate at a nice restaurant called Cantina Laredo. It was very good, and we had a nice leisurely lunch. Then we went to Nordstrom's to find me some shoes. I found the perfect pair.....black suede pump with a bit of patent croc detail. With my gift card, they were only going to cost me $50, which is more affordable than their original price, for sure. But, of course, they didn't have my size shoe since a million people seem to wear size 8 1/2. They only had two pair in the entire Nordstrom inventory in my size, but the sales person called those stores and they said they didn't have them. So, we went to another store and bought some navy shoes I've been needing. Good news, though. We later looked online and found the original pair of black shoes from another company, and they are going to actually cost me a lot less! God was watching out for me on that purchase, I think! So, I'm really excited! (I never get this excited about shoes, but these were actually very comfortable AND stylish - usually hard to find together!).

After the shoe search, we went to the Container Store and bought a laundry sorter that I've been wanting, and a new trash can. I know that sounds sort of boring, but our dog has learned how to open our old one and get stuff out. I found an entire clump of coffee grounds on the edge of the carpet the other day and had to really scrub to get it out - I never found the filter, so I think she ate it. So, it was worth the trip and the money to get one she couldn't open. It's a nice stainless one that will wipe clean as well!

We eventually picked up the kids and then took them to Panera Bread for dinner - Richard even got to stop by Best Buy and get him a little something as well. We had a good day - except I think I went through a whole box of kleenex in the car and I definitely ran a fever! I'm SO ready to be well!!!!!!! And, the day was so nice that I think I might even like shopping enough to go again soon to spend my other gift cards from Christmas........but still without the kids! ;-)

Serious Conversations

I had a very serious conversation with Jonathan today. It went something like this....

JC: "Mom, I know who I'm going to marry."
Me: "You do?" trying not to giggle about a six year old arranging his own marriage in first grade.
JC: "Yeah. Mary."
Me: "Really? How do you know?"
JC: "We talked about it. It is a secret, and only Andrew knows."
Me: "Oh, I see."
JC: "I hope I can trust him to keep our secret."
Me: "I bet you can. Why do you want to marry her."
JC: "Because we're both blonde and have light skin. We both like to wear jeans and color. We like each other a lot. She likes blue, green, red, and orange.....just like me. She also likes the movie Hellboy just like me. We like to play together."
Me: "Well, those sound like important things." trying again not to laugh, and also wishing that life was really that simple.
JC: "Yeah. We may start going on dates. I'm thinking about taking her to Disney World. She would really like that. I will need a LOT of money, though. When I get some, I'll take her."
Me: "That sounds like a great idea."

Jonathan is such a little man sometimes. He really thinks about things like this so seriously. He saw a commercial for The Bachelor once and told me he thought that was a really good way to pick a wife. He said, "That looks a lot easier than going to a lot of different countries (meaning states) to look for one."

We are SO in trouble when he gets older!!!!!! :-)