I am not a shopper. I'd like to think it stems from the fact that I am careful with my money (yeah, ok I'm cheap!). I also find it exhausting to walk around from store to store looking for 'a steal'. Throw trying clothes on, forget it, what's your return policy, I'll do this at home when I have the time. Now that I have three munckins I find shopping even more exhausting. But it's got to be done, right?
So today I venture out into the world of shopping with my three girls. I had to exchange a pair of pants I had purchased for my 3 year old that ended up being way too big. So I needed her there to try on the next size down since I did not want to return to exchange the same darn pants again. I also wanted to find a fall (and maybe winter) hat for my 6 year old. I mean we have lots of hats, but apparently they cannot have any poof on the top. I figure there is no sense in my forcing her to wear something to school that she doesn't like, cause we know the second she steps on that bus it's going to disappear into her bag.
As soon as we enter the store my 6 year old dives for the first thing she sees that she likes.
"Can I have it?" she asks.
"No" I say simply.
"awwwwwww" she whines.
(and so it begins)
I take the girls into the change room (luckily it's a children's store, so we all fit) but my 6 year old, who is becoming more and more independent, ducks out again.
"I'm going to wait out here." she declares.
"Why don't you go and find the hats and see if you can find one you like." I say to her.
"Okay!" she response with utter delight.
We finish up in the change room, with success, and go in search of my 6 year old. Not a big store so she was easy to find. Of course the fact that as soon as she spotted me she was bouncing up and down with three hats in her hand....
"Mommy! Mommy! I like this one and this one, and can I see that one." She squeals excitedly.
She tries on one of the hats and I ask her to go look in a mirror to see if she likes it. Since there didn't seem to be any mirrors around us I directed her to the change room to look in the mirror there. I though I asked her to do something simple, but apparently I gave her permission to do something as exciting as 'eat this whole big bowl of smarties as fast as you can'. There began a slew of her sister and her running back and forth from me and the change room trying on different hats. Laughter and giggles filled the store, other parents may have found it annoying, but I didn't care my girls were having a blast. My 6 year old eyes were as big as saucers, she was grinning from ear to ear when she finally chose two hats. I think I have myself a future shopaholic.
"Mommy, I think I need gloves too."
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