Shopping day

Our weather here today was fabulous! We took Delilah for a walk, during which Emma “talked” to Daddy on ‘her phone.’ They ‘chatted’ and I tired to take a video, but by the time I did, most of the interesting stuff was done...like how she told him she was allergic to dog poop when she was a baby. 😂🤨 Anyway, after lunch we went to Grass Valley to do some Christmas shopping. It went better than some shopping trips do, so I call it a success. And we got home before dinner time, so even better. It was nice to walk around shopping outside since it was so nice out. We started at a stationery shop, which had some office supplies and things. Then we went to a book store, with a whole downstairs kid area. I kept having to remind Emma that we were shopping for other people.... but then we went into the kitchen store. 😞 I seemed to forget that we were shopping for other people, but we did really need some of the things that I bought.  Anyway, I could spend all day in there (it’s 3 stories) and I kept thinking of things that I was looking for. I asked for help finding them and then felt like I had to buy them even though they were not cheap...they went all over the store looking for fish pliers to pull out fish bones. I could spend so much money in there...and honestly so could Emma. After watching these cooking shows she knows what stuff is. For example she really wanted some piping tips...even though we have never piped anything...maybe I will put one in her stocking though. We finally got out of there, and went to the next store...which from the outside looked like a store with normal non-kid things...and when you got in, there was a whole upstairs with a huge toy and game section. It took us a while to get out of there, and after the same experience at another store, I realized we were done. Emma really wanted a balloon animal from the balloon man, so we found him and then went back to the car to FaceTime with Daddy. We did end up getting a few presents, and we left before we were too tired or cranky, so I call it a good day. 

“Talking” to Daddy on her phone....which is really his old one.

These were her favorite cupcake liners.

She really wanted a sifter?

Sad that I wouldn’t let her get a unicorn horn and hair.

And yes, this kitty was very soft, but it was also too expensive. Shopping local=expensive.

I saved this because I might go back and get it, it’s a game where you collect all the ingredients to make something.