take your time

I had a merchandise credit card since Christmas and had the time to do some serious shopping, and pick out just the right thing.

I slipped into a parking spot and headed for JCPenney. I was uncharacteristically methodical as I selected the items I wanted to try on.

• pants that would go with shirts purchased last year
• tops that would match skirts and pants in my closet
• several sizes of the same style...to cut down on time and energy spent dressing and undressing

It worked for awhile.

I must have dressed and undressed seven times...but it was still OK.

I meandered over to the shoes...chatted with a friend, and strolled over to the purses and jewelry...tried on and dropped several pairs of earrings...still nothing.

Maybe something for Jerry...I quickly squelched that notion. I spied a pair of pants in the petite department and walked back to the fitting room and picked up a few more pairs... as long as I was disrobing again.

After about two hours of unfettered shopping I finally settled on a pair of pants.

I waited in line a few minutes...she put the pants in a bag...I gave her the merchandise card and she said with a you-poor-thing smile,

"This particular card is for "Younkers".

disparity

...and I think I can knit a pair of matching socks!

$4 is $4

Not until I had gotten into bed, did I realize I had forgotten to use my coupon...no wonder I can't sleep at night!

Crazy quilt indeed!

It took about an hour to arrange these squares just the way I wanted them for a quilt I had started several days ago.

I started sewing them together but something else came up (phone probably) and I wasn't able to get back to it....

until this morning...a southerly wind had blown up during the night and confounded all my diligent fussing.

note to self: If you want to amuse God...make plans. or...
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yeeeouch

I was merrily putting my groceries into the seat part of the shopping cart, when all of a sudden in the cookie aisle, a 28 0z. can of tomato sauce tumbles from the front of the cart and hits the instep of my right foot... man did it hurt!

Note to self: put up the plastic seat dealy before loading cart.

yer dum

I always put my camera in my pocket or purse before I leave home...except today. I was too focused on the short stack I was going to have for breakfast after I picked up my date from RJ Sports. Later, on my way down Central Entrance I spied an armada of sail boats and tall ships out in the harbor.....then I remembered...oh yeah, today is THE DAY! I was so disgusted with myself for not grabbing my camera this morning...I even tried to capture the scene with my phone...forget it. I borrowed his photo from flickr.

walnuts?

I was telling Mary how thrilled (it doesn't take much) I was to finally find Walnut chocolate chip cookie mix. I took the tube out of the fridge and she goes "It says oatmeal chocolate chip cookies".
She thinks maybe I dreamed the walnuts ...I can only hope so.

typical

Naturally, I need special socks to celebrate our country's independence. So I spend a few minutes finding the most suitable style in my size, put them in my cart, take them home, next day I notice...

kids socks.