a meal at a decent restaurant
1 large box of diapers at Costco
2 large box's of wipes at Costco
a new shirt from H&M
a much needed pedicure
a movie night
a new set of silverware (we are down to 3 spoons)
1/4 of a tank of gas- Yikes!
new windshield wipers
an oil change
almost 2 haircuts
2 boxes of laundry detergent
10 new heads for my electric toothbrush
I could probably go on for DAYS... you know what else you can buy for $27.00? ONE new pair of children's Crocs. That's what I chose to spend my $27.00 on. I've got a big thing for shoes, and after a summer with fake Crocs- I decided to splurge. After all- nothing is too good for my 3 sweet children. Let me rephrase that- nothing is too good for my 2 sweet children. (ok, ok- there are a lot of things that are too good for my kids) IF I decide not to sell Elle to the gypsies, she is going to have to stand on the corner with a cardboard sign when she needs something new.
BACKING UP 3 DAYS. (that's how long it took me to calm down.)
We went to a friends house for a birthday party Saturday night. We had a really good time, and on our way home- we decided to stop and get stuff to make ice cream sunday's on Fathers day. Everyone was in a really good mood. (spending a couple hours in an actual backyard does that to us) Dale and I were having a nice conversation, the baby was happy, the girls were playing- and we didn't even have to remind them to put on their seat belts. It was just basically a nice night. Dale decided to run into the store while we waited in the car. A couple minuets later, I noticed the girls out of their seats looking for something. The rest of the conversation went something like this...
me: "What are you looking for?"
pyper: "Um- nothing."
me: "What are you looking for?"
elle: "Oh- I just misplaced my shoe."
me: "Did you have it when we left the party."
elle: "Of course mom. I was really responsible."
me: "Did you find the shoe."
pyper: "You know... now that I think about it... I don't think it's here."
me: "What do you mean it's not here?"
pyper: "Well- it's here- it's just not in the car."
me: "huh?"
elle: "It started out in the car- but I think it might not have ended up in the car."
me: "Somebody better explain."
pyper: "I think it might be in the road."
elle: "It might be. Mom, you really shouldn't roll down the windows."
me: "Where is the shoe?"
This goes on for several minuets- and I'm getting mad just writing it down. So I'm going to skip ahead. LONG story short (well, shorter)- they had a shoe fight- and 1/2 of a $27.00 pair of Crocs flew out the window. The shoe flying out the window isn't what infuriates me. It's that nobody thought it might be a good idea to tell us to stop the car! So now we are getting a 5 and 8 year olds description of where we were when it went out the window. Dale and I spent the next 30 minuets walking up and down a busy street in search of a little pink Croc. Needless to say- the Croc is gone. Why couldn't it have been a $5.00 pair of flip flops? How long should it take 2 little girls to earn $27.00? It's going to be a long summer.
6 comments:
OH NO!!! That's so upsetting! I spluged on Crocs for the boys this week too, and I would be FURIOUS! Andrew asked what happened, so I told him. Andrew said, "I think it would be best just to NOT have a shoe fight!"
oh boy! I can imagine your anger, it only happens because you just bought them and because you splurged on the nice ones and not the cheap ones, sorry! We'll totally call next time we go to the game, we'd love for you to come!
That stinks. My kids only get the cheap $5 crocs from walmart. Cole threw one of his away, and I was bummed I had to buy him a new pair. I have a personal rule that I don't say out loud...kids don't get to have an item of clothing that costs more than mine, that includes shoes. They just grow out of them too fast, and mine just don't appreciate them like I do either. Your kids on the otherhand, know fashion, so they are an exception to the rule. Hopefully my kids are always excited about "new" stuff that our friends give us!
i'd be pissed, too. this has happened to me except that BIG JAMES lost one of Baby James' nice shoes when he was about 1 year old...they were not cheap...the other shoe was NO WHERE to be found, and we searched forever. i agree, it's not so much the cost as much as it's "why in the hell can't you keep track of the shoes?" well, it is the cost, too, when you're in school. i'm so sorry...i can relate...why are our lives so parallel with our 5 year olds?:) maybe we should send them to the same boarding school as a mean trick!:) can you imagine those 2 together? they'd raise hell anywhere they went!:)
Hey isn't that drive you crazy! Hey you need to email me, I'll get Lyndsee to put your email on her blog & you can check hers out too....mine is kimroye@cableone.net Hey where are all your cute brothers at? do they do blogs? let me know I would love to visit them. Hey I just found in my closet some nine west brown high heeled sandals, remember those? do you still have yours? I miss those fun days with you! take care! love ya!
Sad!! Crocs are seriously the best thing ever invented. I love that the boys can just put them on by themselves. I have to say a part of me was laughing when I read this- kids just really don't get it!! I can totally see mine pulling off some great stunt like that. I bet they won't ever do it again though!!!
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