Comments: Time to Use Those Gift Cards
December 31, 2007 11:17:17 AM posted by Grandma Cindy I agree with you Abby. I think the Cabbage Patch babies were a good idea. I'm sure your mommy told you about her cabbage patch doll. you will have a lot of fun with those dolls for a long time.
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December 27th 2007
Time to Use Those Gift Cards
My friend Leann and her daughter Dakota were going to Toys 'R Us today so we decided to meet them over there. Before leaving the house, Abby and Zoë wanted to "shower themselves" so they each got turns in the shower getting cleaned up and then we headed out. We were early enough to stop into Old Navy, since I had an old gift card I found and had about $5 left on it. Abby and Zoë behaved very well in the dressing room and I ended up getting a pair of summer Capri type pants for $3.97. We got in the car to go the short distance to Toys R Us and once met up with Leann and Dakota we began browsing around. We ran into Kally and her three (triplet) girls, whom I haven't seen in a very long time. Dakota got a couple of games for her new Leapster, and also picked up some Barbie somewhere along the line. She was showing it to Abby and Zoë in the baby doll aisle, just before her and Leann needed to leave to get to rumble tumble. They said good-bye and Zoë told me that she wanted to get one of those talking Barbie's and was very upset when I denied her. The baby dolls were near the play food stuff and the girls saw a shopping cart they both really wanted and were trying to pull the box off the shelf. Since that was an item that takes up a little more room in the house, we wrote it down on my little notebook so that we could think about it. Abby and Zoë both ended up choosing Cabbage Patch baby newborns. They could not be talked out of these, even when reminded about the idea to get a second writing board. (They were getting tired and hungry and had one track minds at that point) So, we took their dolls of choice and headed to the register. They each paid separately with their gift cards and carried their own bags out of the store. They were very happy to be making their own purchases and carrying them to the car themselves. We wrote down the other items that they saw and wanted so we'd remember later.
After a little quiet time resting, and helping with the dishes, Abby and Zoë were able to get their dolls out of the packages. They put their hands over their hearts and said the adoption oath, then we read the birth certificates and checked the authenticity of the signature on the babies bums, and they finished up quiet time with their babies... Maci Emilie and Rose Janice. This evening at bed time, the girls saw the error of their ways in regards to not getting the writing board (not that they'd do anything differently or give up the babies) and I got a long talk from Abby about why it would be a good idea to have one writing board for her and one for Zoë. They know that they both have money left on gift cards (They had two gift cards each, one from Grandma Cindy and Papa Norm and another from Nonna) so Abby told me that we should just go back tomorrow and get a second writing board... funny girl.
Abby @ 4 years, 13 days
Zoë @ 4 years, 13 days
Enzo expected in 8 months, 27 days
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