First shoes

Today we bought Orla her first pair of shoes. Isabelle and Aidan also scored a new pair while we were there.

Shopping

After we all did the grocery shopping this afternoon, Brendon dropped me off in town for a free facial (that I had earned through spending excessive amounts of money at a salon). He suggested that I could spend the extra half hour I had in hand by having a look at some clothes. (I had been complaining this morning about a lack of things to wear). I closed the car door and waved them off at 3.00. At 3.04 I left a shop with two new tops. It is amazing how efficient you can be without three small children in tow. (And yes, I tried them both on).

The facial, though only 30 minutes long, was superb. Can't remember the last time I had one. I walked home and was pleasantly surprised that despite a lack of exercise, the walk up Bolton Street was not too difficult. The 193 steps up the hill to our suburb were challenging though (as they always were!).

When I got home I asked Isabelle dramatically:
"Do I look any different [after the facial]?"
"Yes".
"How do I look different?"
"Your nose is red".

Back to reality!

Grocery van

Oh the joy of our internet grocery shopping arriving!

First we hear the van pull up as we eat our lunch outside, picnic-style. Is it them?

Wait.....listen for the doors to open....the sound of footsteps coming down the path....

"It's them Mummy! They're here!" yells Aidan as I go to open the gate.

Treasures bundled in plastic get dropped off into our kitchen.

"Mummy, they've got drawings on their arms!" Aidan observes. Loudly.

In the time it takes me to close the gate, the bags are inspected and the objects of most desire located.

"Blues Clues! Blues Clues!"

The Blues Clues dairy food six pack is swiftly labelled (three "A"s, three "I"s, one mark on each flavour) and one distributed to each pair of eager hands.

Shopping

Saturday was unusual in that we went shopping. I ended up with three new bras and a new pair of shoes.

I think I bought my last new bra when Aidan was about 3 months old, so this shopping trip was probably overdue.

And as for the shoes...well, I remember buying shoes when I was pregnant with Isabelle. These shoes have now developed large, deep cracks in the soles, and the heels are very worn.

It's not that I haven't tried buying shoes before now. To me, this type of shopping is a job to do rather than a pleasure or a leisure time activity. Shoe shopping has risen to the top of the list occasionally, but I have not been able to close the sale due to:

- being too cheap/budget conscious (I am yet to decide which. Probably both apply at various times over the last five years)
- having too many children attached to me at the time to try on shoes
- being invisible to sales assistants (I am yet to discover how to make myself invisible at will, which would be a useful skill to master. It only ever seems to happen in certain shops).
- being unable to find something I like that fits properly.

However, the planets aligned on Saturday and I returned home with a pair of expensive red sandals that can take my orthotics. I am yet to wear them.

Like the wearing of new slippers, this may take time.