Adventures in Sam's Club

[billroper]

Normally, when I go to Sam's Club, I go by myself, because turning two little girls loose in a place that large is just asking for it. However, today daisy_knotwise needed to do some sewing to make cloaks for Katie and Julie so that they'll be warm enough while out trick or treating on Halloween and sewing is pretty much impossible with two little girls intruding. Thus, it was one vs. two today in the warehouse club.

It could have been worse. Both girls decided to ride side-saddle on the shopping cart at various times, but neither fell off. Julie wanted a rocking horse. She didn't get it. Katie wanted Lincoln Logs. She didn't get them. Julie wanted the Cars II talking cars and track. She didn't get it. Katie wanted princess clothes for Dolly. She didn't get them.

Katie wanted a large variety of DVDs. We got the new Winnie the Pooh movie that just came out on DVD, which Mommy would heartily approve of. (Daddy also bought the two-pack of Captain America and Thor, neither of which we managed to see in the theater.)

Each girl got a storybook. They got matching fuchsia outfits. (Yes, they wanted matching outfits.)

We got a gallon of honeycrisp apple cider. We got oranges. We got bananas. (We started out bananas.) Katie and Julie charmed all of the folks giving out product samples. They didn't necessarily eat what they got, but they didn't get anything that Daddy couldn't eat, so that worked out ok. In fact, maybe better than ok, as Julie handed Daddy a sample of pumpkin mini-muffin and Daddy came home with a package of them. Mommy also heartily approved of these.

And I managed to remember the wipes, vinegar, cheese, and Halloween candy that I'd come for.

When I got home, Gretchen had finished Julie's cloak. Katie's is still to be finished.

We are not taking the girls back to Sam's Club tomorrow.

Shopping with little girls is expensive. :)

Comments

[poltr1]

And that is why my ex hands my daughter off to me before she does her shopping. That and my daughter doesn't want to go shopping with anyone.

[billroper]

Sadly, Katie and Julie love to go shopping. :)

[rinioth.livejournal.com]

Sorry to say, it just gets worse (and more expensive) as they get older. Think cars etc.

[sposter.livejournal.com]

At least they are happy with small things. Tom's latest trip to check out speakers for FKO left us a couple hundred dollars poorer. Let's just say, he's branching out from stringed instruments. I suspect there will soon be pictures!

[quadrivium.livejournal.com]

Once when my Mom went shopping with Simon and me, I made her collapse in hysterical laughter. Simon wished for many things, and finally, I got fed up and told him, "You want everything you see!" This was the perfect poetic justice, Mom felt. She was always having to say that to my brother and me.