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[GoofyMom]

GoofyKid wants me to type a TR of the day we spent at the Mall today! So indulge us please with our goofiness. We really don't get out much. And we did go to Winnipeg's Largest Mall.

First off, we had to leave the house bright and early for a very quick walk to the bus (1 mile to busstop) We made it in under 15 minutes because we had to run the last half a block. This is a very important part of our TR because I've only ridden the City Bus twice previously and Paige has ridden about 4 times. We got off the bus at the wrong stop, but it was close enough to the mall that we walked over.

We started at Payless Shoes looking for school shoes for Paige. We had a very annoying salesclerk who kept pestering us about a sale they had where you had to buy 1 pair regular price and then you could buy a second pair for half off but you could only get the discount on a small selection. Found the shoes she wanted but didn’t want to carry them around all day, so we decided to come back later.

We wandered around the mall a while looking for an outfit for me for my brother’s wedding at the end of Sept. Then it was time for lunch so we went to the food court. While we were there, we decided to have a secret movie date – just the 2 of us. Grabbed a newspaper and decided on Stuart Little 2. Then we stopped at a photo booth to take pictures to commemorate our day together.

We had about 30 minutes before we had to get to the theatre so we looked in a few more clothing stores, and still couldn’t find the perfect outfit.

We went to the theatre to watch the movie. It was pretty funny and of course had a sappy, predictable ending. There were 2 girls a little older than Paige that were sitting near us. They annoyed me a little before the show started by throwing garbage over onto my seat while we had left briefly to get our popcorn. (Grow up!) I muttered something about pigs, and they giggled. [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] One of them kept looking over at us until the movie started and I decided that I was going to report them to the ushers if there were any more shenanigans. You don’t mess with me, Baby!

Then we headed back into the mall, and got down to some serious shopping. I finally found a skirt and matching tank top that I liked so I got it. Then we had to buy a sweater to wear overtop since the end of September can be very chilly. Paige had been a little bored while I was trying on clothes, so we stopped at a bookstore and she bought a Simpson’s comic book with a gift certificate she had received for her birthday last year. Of course the bookstore was on the second floor and at the very opposite end of the mall. We certainly got a lot of walking in today.

Right beside the bookstore was another ladies clothing store, so we looked in there to find a sweater. Didn’t find a sweater, but I found a tank top that matched even better with the skirt I had purchased, so after checking the receipt for the first tank and finding out they had a return policy that allowed refunds, I bought the other tank. Even better news, not only did it match better, it was $3.00 cheaper. Well, of course, we had to go back downstairs and to the other end of the mall again to return the first tank top. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] On the way, we passed yet another store and decided to peek in looking for the elusive sweater. Oh joy, oh bliss – they had one that co-ordinated nicely. I tried it on and decided to buy it. When I got to the counter the salesclerk asked which rack I had taken it off of “Was it the sale rack at the back?” Well, I hadn’t noticed, so I pointed to the one I had got it from. She says “Oh, that’s 25% off” Whee!! Finally, we made it back to the first store and returned the tank top for credit on my AmEx.

Now, for the shoes. We headed back to Payless to buy Paige’s shoes and see if they had some closed toe strappy shoes for me. They didn’t and the annoying salesclerk looked after us again. He kept trying to push me into buying an extra pair of shoes and I kept telling him we only wanted to buy 1 pair. Jeepers!

By this time I had called DH on my cellphone to see if he could pick us up since I didn’t feel like carrying all our packages on the bus. He said he would meet us at the mall since he had to buy a suit for the wedding. We continued on our shoe hunting mission until it was time to meet up. He called and we met at a men’s store and picked out a suit. Well, it was a nice suit, but it was on sale for $379 [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] So we went to the men’s store next door, and found a nice suit for only $270. Guess which one we ended up with. DH wasn’t too certain about the guy grabbing hold of the seat of his pants while he was measuring him for alterations, but he handled it. We also bought him 2 dress shirts and a tie that goes with both shirts. We co-ordinated my new outfit with one of his shirts so we’ll look good in the pictures.

By this time DS was phoning my cell phone to find out when we were coming home. He was hungry! Well excuse me Mr. 14 Year Old. Did you forget how to open the refrigerator door? But it was time to go home anyhow because we had been away for 8 hours and our feet were tired. I guess I’ll have to find shoes another time.

Paige and I had such a great Mommy/Daughter day. It’s so nice when they finally learn to appreciate clothes shopping for what it truly is – a world class female sport!

[Tara O'Hara]

Donna, you are just too cute! [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] I really enjoyed your report and I wish I could get Katie to go into one of those photo booths! It sounds like you had one of those unplanned, wonderful bonding days with Paige! Good for you!

Tara
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[DebiDebiDebi]

Yea! A day at the mall, and a movie and lunch to boot! Sounds like you had a fun time!

[aurora1429]

What a great way for a mom and her daughter to spend some quality time toghether! And you got what you needed!

[CRCrazy]

What a great day!

My 3 girls and I have a shopping tradition called "Girls' Day Out" We don't have any stores around here, so we take a day and travel without Dad! We take in all the stores, go out to lunch, then head home hopefully in time to beat Daddy and feed him something quick for dinner.

Our last one was at the beginning of the summer. We drove to North Conway to hit the outlet mall - my oldest needed some new sandals for her TSA trip to Denver. We finished up our shopping, hit Friendly's (a NE specialty - good burgers, sandwiches and the BEST ice cream sundaes for dessert), as we drove past Storyland on the way home - it was 2:45 - they have a deal where you pay to get in after 3, and you get a coupon for free admission for any full day all summer long. I didn't have to twist their arms for a quick park fix - luckily, it wasn't quite vacation season yet, so the park was almost empty - We finished the whole thing by closing time at 6 - We were the only ones on the Pirate boat - it was hysterical - the skipper was a really good sport, did all the jokes anyway, and he loved the fact that my preteens would willingly sing along. Needless to say, poor Dad beat us home at 6:30 - we didn't pull in till 7, and I think it was a cereal for dinner night - I think we'll bring him along when we use our free passes!

My middle daughter, Jennie(12), has been dying for our next girl's day out - She has finally been hit by the shopping bug, and needs new school clothes - She's grown 3 inches this summer! My oldest, Amanda (13), still wears only st. leg boy's Old Navy jeans, and baggy old t-shirts - no challenge there! Sarah (5) just wants us to go to a playground, and skip the shops. Her day will come!

[iloverags2]

Sounds like a fun mom/daughter day! Thanks for sharing! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[wdwlovers]

Sounds like you had a great day with your daughter Donna! That is so cool! Thanks for sharing with us! I liked the TR too! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Shell_of_the_South]

I can't wait until my daughters appreciate shopping!