Christina and Family: Two reasons why I don't go to the mall

Friday, February 20, 2009

Two reasons why I don't go to the mall

I can honestly say that I have not been to the mall in like four years! Ok, well, I did go to Sears once, but I never stepped foot outside of it. Well, Kate and Emily have decided that they want their ears pierced. Actually, I have been telling Kate for over a year that she could do it. We just never got around to it. Well, since this month both of the girls celebrate birthdays, I thought that maybe we could take them both to the mall and get it done. So, we go to the mall. The first reason why I remember why I don't go to the mall is because it is a reminder of how out of style I really am and how very little money I really have to spend on clothes. It's gonna take me a week to make myself feel better to know that it's ok to shop at Target and Walmart! :) Ok, I'll be alright. And the second reason why I don't go to the mall is because I now have two daughters who have discovered how fun the mall is! So, I promised them that we'd have a girl's night out and go shopping. We'll hit the girl's clothing shops so I don't have to remind myself of how I can't pair any clothing together. We were looking at one women's clothing store and Emily is picking stuff out for me. That's bad. Oh well, I was never very fashion consious anyways. Hey, if loafers were still in, I might be wearing them. Well, if I could get them past Todd anyways. I will admit, Todd buys me clothes. He is better about picking things out than me! I've got two girls who will be teenagers some day. I'll just wait to take lessons from them. hahaha

Here the girls are showing off their new earings. I was very impressed with Kate. She didn't even flinch, and she's the one I was worried about. She will not pull out any loose teeth because she is afraid of pain. So it will just sit there in her mouth forever. And whenever we have a flu shot, she gets real nervous. I was totally amazed. She did inform me that a shot hurts worse. And Emily isn't afraid of anything. She's my girl who will try almost anything. She is not scared. Although she still has a hard time asking Grandma for a drink of water. Go figure.

Kate is funny. She is so paranoid that her ears will get infected that she is adament about keeping them clean. She reminds Emily to make sure to rinse her ears off after shampooing and to not get any hairspray or anything on her ears. And she will not let me forget to clean them three times a day! And don't forget to rotate the earing so it heals right! That is good. I'm glad she's so anal about it. I can't remember how old I was. I was thinking I was like ten or twelve when I had my ears pierced. Of course I had no idea how much it cost back then, but I was a bit surprised at how much I had to spend on these two little girls. I probably will never have any clothes to wear that are in style because I will be spending all my money on them! And I'm sure I will be loving it as well. It's hard to see them grow up, but as long as you have fun with them, it's all worth it. Now, what do you do when your six year old son wants his ears pierced too? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

5 comments:

Bailee said...: Don't worry Christina, Target and Walmart are the best stores to shop at anyway. you really don't have to brave the mall;); February 20, 2009 at 9:38 AM
tammy stailey said...: I will take the girls to the mall! Just don't tell Bret that I have gone shopping! ;); February 20, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Kathy said...: I totally shop Target and Walmart. I only go to the mall to dream. It is fun to window shop.; February 20, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Watson momma said...: i am such a nerd in a mall too! brianne always thinks everything is so beautiful and that i should try it on....haha! of course she doesn't have fashion sense much yet! haha! those earring are so cute! i can't believe how old your girls look!; February 21, 2009 at 1:42 PM
4Garrisons said...: Oh my i LOVE the mall. Sarah and I need to take you shopping! And LOL about your 6 year old (whichever that one is?) that wants his ears pierced!; March 3, 2009 at 1:06 PM

Funny Mishaps

November 2011

During Primary, the song leader is trying to teach a song about the Nativity. She asks, who is Jesus's mother? Someone answers, "Mary". Then she asks, who is Jesus's father? Karsten (6) replies, "Joseph Smith".

September 2011

Karsten (6) asks me "how can you tell if a baby is a boy or a girl when they are born.?" I reply, "How do you think you can tell the difference between a boy and a girl." Karsten replies, "their hair." I then tell him that pretty much all babies either don't have hair or it's really short and to think of another way. Karsten then replies, "by their eyelashes." I tell Karsten everyone has eyelashes! Trying to get him to think harder, I ask him what's different around their bottom areas. Karsten says, "oh, their diapers!" (Just for the record, he finally knows how you can tell the difference between a boy baby and a girl baby!)

August 2011

Karsten (6) comes into the house yelling for a bandaid. I ask him what for. His response: "Blood leakin'."

April 2010

Karsten (5) informs me that when it's his turn on the computer he is going to go on YouTube and look up cheat codes. Where do they learn these things? :)

March 2010

As we are driving down the road, Dane (7) sees a sign that says "Beer and Wine". He then asks, "Why does that sign say Beer and Wine?" He goes on to answer himself by saying, "It must be because after they drink beer they w(h)ine."

March 2010

Karsten (4) tells me, "Mom, if you type in the password for the computer, I'll let you play with me." The next day he comes up with this one: "Mom, I'll give you this if you let me play the computer." I ask him, "What do you got?" Karsten replies, "An M&M." Apparently, my son has been trying to bribe me to let him to play the computer lately.

August 2009
Dane (7): Mom, I'm bored.
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May 2009
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May 2009
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May 2009
As we are traveling down to New Mexico, I look in my rear view mirror and see Karsten (4) with his finger in his nose. I asked him if he was picking his nose and he said, "No, I'm just checking."

April 2009
I asked Karsten (4) to open up the washer and take the clothes out and put them in the dryer. (We have a front loader.) So he goes into the pantry, opens up the washer, grabs a few clothes, and asks, "Where do I put them?" I tell him, "In the dryer." He then asks, "This dryer?" As if there are two or three dryers in the pantry and he has to ask which one to use!

March 2009
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March 2009
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February 2009
Emily (8) wakes up and tells me her stomach hurts and she doesn't want to go to school (like we've never tried this). I tell her that she needs to get up and get ready for school. She wines a little and complains about her stomach, but we moms know better. I tell her to get out of bed again and she then says, "Well, Kate got to stay home on Friday." (Kate faked sick the Friday previous.) I then tell Emily, "Yes, and she had to clean all day too." Emily jumps out of bed (miraculously healed somehow) and gets ready for school. Can't pass the "my stomach hurts" one on this old pro!

February 2009
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February 2009
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December 2008
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November 2008
Alex (10) is playing with the neighbor girl. She tells Alex that her dad caught a mouse and put it in a jar. They go over to her house and get the jar with the mouse in it. They bring it to our house. Alex wants to see if Moses could catch the mouse. So he gets Moses and then lets the mouse out of the jar. Moses chases the mouse into Alex's bedroom where it quickly disappears. Needless to say, the mouse was found later that night in Alex's dresser.

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