Pleasantly girly day, other than the bit below, today.
The big two have developed sudden mini-mutant tendencies and have grown out of the coats they’ve had for the last 18 months or so. (Cheeky blighters.) So today was the day that we decided to replace them, plus go on a hunt for sundry other items of stuff people needed.
I do think that shopping trips that go like the following are to be commended – we wanted to replace two H&M fleece zipper jackets – we walked in, immediately saw this years version of the two they used to have, they both instantly like one or other of the two colours, we bought them. Bingo! Plus we saw, while there, a t-shirt in a colour of blue that Maddy adores; she asked, i gave in and by convenient co-incidence there were a couple just near by that both the other girls fell in love with too. I love it that Fran goes for pink and sparkly still but has no desire at all for anything particularly “grown up” – she is quite happy as a pink “tomboy” as it were.
Was a bit of a shock to have to shop for both of them in the 7-13 section though 😯 What happened to my miniature children?
Didn’t have quite such luck in Tesco Extra; Max had demanded they have nighties, because he gets stressed if their pj’s don’t match 😆 but i couldn’t find any. Well, at least i found 1 fairly horrid £2.50 one but that was all. If anyone knows of a place online i can get decent priced nightwear, preferably unbranded, do let me know.
Still. Next stop was wellies for Fran, who has achieved the dizzy heights of Size 13 and needed new ones (to go with her new tap shoes no doubt.) Brantano’s was opposite the checkout, moreorless so, looking rather nervous, she set off and when i got there she had found a lady, got her feet measured and chosen wellies. Very brave of her really, she still finds speaking to strangers quite tough. Testament to how much her speech has come on really, that she had no difficulties at all.
Maddy has been begging for slippers for a year and wheedled some out of me, she has worn them solidly since she got home. Here they are, modeled with her Rainbow Uniform. Yes i know it looks like a burger bar outfit, but you can’t tell her. She’s wanted one desperately for ages and more and more girls in her pack wear them. When we got there today, one in her size was going for 1/3 of the price, so i gave in 😉
Very little “education” has gone on today but its been another pleasant Thursday – we made Brownies and they are suitably yummy (excellent recipe Kirsty!) I’ve had nice phone calls with Half Moon Peter, Linzi and a mad cold calling idiot. Fran did some maths and we’ve all sat and read “Mik’s Mammoth”, which Tammy let us borrow and is a really gorgeous book, perfect for a Stone Age project.
No, i’ve not started putting them in cardboard cubicles, or whatever it is that some curriculums suggest, she was just trying to escape Josie!
And here is Maddy with her Learning Explorer game. She was so proud to earn it.
We’ve ended up with Rainbows and Brownies, two activities which seem to score 100% here and now i’m settling down to a (i hope) peaceful evening. Although, now that Josie (who said “YES” today, i’m convinced of it) has discovered how to unpack boxes, my last safety net has gone. I used to be able to leave boxes around… no more. This child is a firm kitchen cupboard/box looter.
Just buy a load of pairs of cheap pjs? 😉 We should have made a trip to Primark when you were down!
she is just helping you to sort them out! glad the book was a hit. I couldn’t convince sam that the main character was a boy-he kept insisting it must be a girl because of the long pretty blonde hair!
Wonder where he gets that idea?
Grin… well, maybe i could hunt out a Primark, actually… i can!!!!
I’ll have to come back for fleece buying soon anyway 😉
You definately don’t have small children if you are shopping in that size range! Pea has only just gone into age 7 tops and trousers.
He couldn’t cope here as Pea and Buzz refuse to wear matching PJ’s. Boo of course has to match and will only wear twice (three times if camping and only then by prior notice), actually Buzz sleeps in clothes alot of the time because he’s too lazy to get changed (although his reasoning is he LIKES THEM!).
LOL! You go Josie! Kessie is in competition with her 🙂
Hannah would not dream of wearing non-matching PJs, and insists on clean ones every night, unless she’s at camp, where she appears to have managed with one pair all week (I packed three pairs, and said they’d have to be worn twice each, but she obviously decided she could cope after all.) The search is on though for silky ones as apparently she requires these for a sleepover at Ros’s.
Silky PJ’s are a must! Though Bob doesn’t have to bother 🙂 unless of course her *really* wants to.
night clothes? what are they? I have a confirmed streaker here unless it’s seriously cold! She condescends to fleece PJs for camping but that’s about it!
You don’t seriously think Maddy would go to bed without bedclothes?!!!!!
Yup, there is dearth of night dresses in the shops. Lots of pj’s though. Not that me and h are bothered (pj’s seem much more sensible) but SB has decided she wants them for some reason or others. Managed to get a couple so she is happy for now. We did see some in woolies, but they were so sick inducing (awful dinsey princess type ones) I couldn’t bring myself to buy them 🙂
And that Rainbows uniform – who on earth ever thought that looked like a good idea ??
I hate nighties. They just end up all wrapped round your waist. So Tamsin doesn’t even know they exist yet.
I love posts with pics in them. Sounds like you had a wonderful shopping day!
I find my kids pj’s at garage sales or my MIL makes them. I’ve never bought pj’s past the 24 month stage at a store.
Asda and matalan are always good and they are seriously cheap :-). Primark of course do wonderful soft PJ’s for £3.
Hmmmm desperately need to get coats for my 3 but after last weeks shoe shopping I’m still recovering……
I’m hopeless at producing matching PJ’s and it drives RGB mad as well. Personally I think he should take charge of the laundry or just live with it 🙂 I hate nighties, they always end up rucked up round my neck and I’ve not worn one since I was capable of buying my own! We have a kitchen cupboard/box fiend as well, sadly he is still showing no signs of growing out of it and has learned to be silent and stealthy in his nefarious doings.
Have to say I’ve always thought they seemed a funny thing to wear nighties (not for me….in general). but what a Bean wants….
As for PJ’s well I couldn’t really care much about matching, but SB could. Can be right old fuss if we ahebv the wrong top and bottoms
we’d never consider non matching nighttime attire here either (but I imagine that surprises noone!). Mine wear cheapie ones from Matalan or Tesco. S has a couple of nighties mainly cos I thought they were cute and she is not really fussed either way on pjs or nighties. All were from Matalan I think about £4 for two.
Boden of course 😉 they must match, although C prefers nighties (old fashioned floral, no characters) and PJs are one of the few things I occasionally iron.