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Hadda go to Mal-Wart today,
and if it weren’t for Dearest Son’s prescription, I would have stayed home. The
ice storm last night that caused over 100 injury-related accidents and three
fatalities was gone, but I still kept my eyes wide open – although they wanted
to be shut with sleep in the worst way. Fighting sleepiness is never a good
idea, but there’s lotsa times ya just gotta.
Two hard-boiled eggs for
breakfast evidently wasn’t a good idea for my system either, poor Dearest had
to wait outside the restrooms with our cart twice. But he was amply rewarded
with $5. to buy the lunch of his choice, plus some Bubble Tape gum, and all the
time he wanted to look at computers, video games, and DVDs. As for me, I
claimed a pretty (if large print) cat-themed fat quarter, and he snagged a My Little Pony one, planning to drape a few ideas before deciding
on anything specific. I’m thinking the cat print material will be a skirt
paired to a black bodice for either the Disney
Princess & Me girls or the Timey
Tell size dolls. Maybe both !
Found three new ‘Curvy’
Barbies, and wanted one, especially at just $8. each, but which ? To tell the
truth, the blue-haired one I have is far from my favorite, but I wanted a Curvy
in case Mattel’s experiment began and ended with the intro dolls. There was a
black-haired one with deep brown eyes, an Asian style lovely with brown hair
and eyes, and a bubblegum pink-haired one with gorgeous green eyes. I wished
the pink haired doll could trade scalps and clothes with the Asian, but I can
always reroot. Bought the Asian, but may go back Monday – I’m not going near a
M-W this close to Christmas on a weekend, it’s more hazardous than two inch
thick ice on the roads ! – and trade for Pinkie. But if I know Beloved at all,
he’ll encourage me to buy and keep all three.
Our store had the Barbie for
President – the First All-Female Ticket
! – pair for only $9. Several pairings from which to choose. Not a bad deal at
all for two fairly well-dressed dolls, but my eyes are still on the Curvy
prize.
Got what we needed and a few
‘snowed in’ supplies – soda and chips, we already had plenty of milk and bread –
for Saturday’s expected storm. While Beloved’s not on the job, he and Dearest
are planning on working on a trailer he bought, but we’ll see. ‘Icy Mix’ has
kept more than one Diesel home all day !
On our way out, we passed an
older gentleman bearing a lushly beautiful potted poinsettia. We smiled, and I
said, ‘How gorgeous ! Plant’s not bad either.’ and he beamed at me. By now, I
was seeing the ‘impending exhaustion’ warning lights on my personal dashboard,
so I let Dearest load and unload for me while I returned the cart and caught my
breath for a few seconds. He enjoyed his pizza while I let some last bits of
leftover Chinese warm up a bit. Felt good to get out – and have his medicine a
couple days early, just in case.
I hope I don’t sleep
tomorrow away, ‘cause I desperately need to sew something !
Glad you guys are making it through the wintery blast! It's supposed to hit here this weekend, but you'd never know it by the typical Dec. crowds at the local stores. I suspect that there won't be any getting into some of the shops soon for all the people.
ReplyDeleteWe're expecting some sleet this afternoon after having had a tiny bit of snowfall this week. Nothing frightening.
ReplyDeleteIt's good that you're able to feel when you're beginning to get run down and rest before it gets bad.