It was such a nice day today. Cher and I have been trying to get a shopping date on the books for a while, and it finally came to fruition today!
We began at Lawson Mall, where I picked up a birthday present for Solly’s upcoming day later this month. We stopped at Tim’s for java and a little bfast before we continued on.
Our favorite stop is always Value Village, and guys, I had a list today. Today was the day to fill in the kids wardrobes for the upcoming season. Dekker and Laela always need new, as they dont have the hand-me-downs that the others have. But then, Rowan and Solly wear mostly the same sizes, so they just need a bit more collectively. We recently dug into our old tubs and pulled out everything we could find for Wavy, but there were definite holes. She had almost no tank tops, and no shorts. So today was the day to fill in the holes.
It was a great success. I got a good stack of tank tops for Laela, some shorts for the boys, some shorts for myself as well, and a handful of other things. The ONLY thing I got that I probably could’ve left behind was a little ceramic bathtub that I plan to use as a soap dish. Lol!
Post-VV, we hit Walmart to see if we could fill in the rest of the clothes. Well, first we reported a guy who was driving like a maniac, almost hitting pedestrians, other cars, etc. HUGE shout out to the Preston Walmart security guy!! He was awesome! Back to shopping, lol! I am pretty desperate for swimwear, so I found something that will hopefully work well. I found some muscle shirts for the boys, and swim shorts. Dresses were bad there, and Laela has NO summer dresses. So we left Walmart without dresses, but it wasn’t our last stop.
Superstore was quick, resulting in just some basic tank tops for Waverly.
Lunch was an obvious highlight.
We shared deep fried pickles, battered fish, and poutine 💜 It was delicious, and our first meal where we sat down and actually enjoyed food in a restaurant together. I loved it!
We decided we hadn’t had enough thrifting yet, so we hit the south Value Village. We finally had success and found two dresses for Laela, plus a couple more little things. A tank top for me. A small birthday gift for Wavy. A mug, because I can’t not. It was great!
Second round at Walmart resulted in one more muscle shirt that had the wrong size at the previous location.
Aaaaand then we went to Indigo, and chatted with a lady for upwards of a half hour! Yikes! Luckily, we got what we came for, but our perusing of the stationary section was cut drastically short. Ah well. The day was NOT lacking!
We had a really nice drive home after such a full busy day out and about together. There really is never a dull moment. We really love spending time together, so the day felt like a total treat. We don’t do these kinds of days too terribly often, but I sure treasure the ones we do get 💜
Thank you for the day, sweet girl! Thank you for driving. Thank you for lunch. Thank you for waiting patiently while I tried stuff one. For running for sizes. For asking for help that I needed. For going into multiple locations of the same store to find me exactly what I wanted. It is always a pleasure to be with you 💜
Now to get these kids to bed and have some supper with Brady! I love being away, and I love being home. I feel very fortunate!