I had one of those moments where I lost my sense of direction ...

*Updated to show "THE BAG" ... this model looks much cuter ;)

I ran into BELK to see if I could get a different short white/shrug sweater for my daughter's confirmation dress. The dress is lovely and actually comes with a little shrug, but it also allows for a little peek and we don't need the BISHOP seeing any of that.

I looked ...

I couldn't find one that buttoned all the way up.

((((SIGH))))

But suddenly I was faced with the purse section.

AHHHHHHH ... I could really use a new one. The ugly brown/orange (fake Vera Bradley) purse that was gifted to me by my MIL had a big hole in the inside pocket. Hmmmm ... maybe that's where my chapstick went??????

ANYWHOOOOOOOO, I spent a good 30 minutes looking around (this of course would not be possible if I had any children with me). I started in the cheap section and found a few knock off Vera Bradley bags. While I do find some of the prints on those bags cute, these prints ... not so cute.

Then I ventured into the shiny, metalic, large bag section. I played with zippers and snaps and took out countless brown filler paper to do my investigating. I carry things in my bag that need places. Maybe that's why I either use my old diaper bag (cute, but BIG) or the Eddie Bauer tote bag that I bought for Disney/beach last year.

A lovely young gentleman (wearing more eye makeup than myself) came to me 2x to ask if I needed help. I of course said I was just looking, but after a while that task started to just annoy me. I decided that I needed to say that I did not WASTE 30 minutes and walk away without a bag (that I wasn't originally in that store to look for). When the young man came by a 3rd time, I admitted that I was completely challenged in this department and that when you carry around a diaper bag for close to 14 years, you really aren't quite sure what the proper style is for a 38 year old mother of 5. I offered him up a few of my selections to see what his opinion was.

I listened ...

I thought ...

Then I BOUGHT.

It's brown, it has a "little" bit of gold ... and silver on it.

It has pockets that I need

and

I was told it isn't OLD LADY LOOKING.

I'm really not sure it is "me", but I also know that what I was carrying before was not me and frankly ... it was a tad bit embarrassing to look at.

Momto5minnies meets the Pioneer Woman!

I read her blog and knew that she was coming into town for her book signing and I thought about going, but I also knew it was the day that I was getting my braces off (MONDAY 11/9). On Sunday night before, my husband made a quick trip to Walmart and brought home a flyer saying how Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) was coming the next day. I'm not sure if my husband was more excited about me getting my braces off the next day or having me MEET THE PIONEER WOMAN. I guess I really did want to go, but now I HAD TO GO! Monday was a crazy day ... jitters in the am 4.6 mile run to make me feel relaxed (it was also my longest run yet) drop the 12 year old at her homeschool art class quick trip to Walmart (to see if there were Pioneer Woman cookbooks ... no luck, but my husband picked me up a few ... I'm gifting some for Christmas). home to throw a pot roast in the crockpot braces removal at 11:30am dentist visit at 1pm usual afterschool chaos of swim team home for a 30 minute rest wa...

A scattered post ...

I throw myself into stuff all the time. It can be anything from the start of a swim season, a new school year, the election, a vacation, an exercise routine etc. I'm kind of in a phase where I really don't know what my focus should be. I turned on the television and honestly, I have no idea what is on this fall season ... NO IDEA AT ALL . If I watched television in the past few months, it was something kid related or Fox News. I NEED A NEW FOCUS. My current thoughts ... reading a fictional, just for fun book stepping up my exercise routine thinking about our Christmas wish lists and shopping baking more ... I really am slacking in this area ways to save money so that we can get a new (second) washer and dryer for the upstairs (not a fancy kind because this would mostly be used by my oldest two children)... I actually have hookups. I wonder if a lot of people go through a sort of "lull" period this time of the year. Surely it doesn't last long with the start ...

Not a lot has changed ...

As a puppy he always liked a warm spot. We call Comet our "close talker" (from Seinfeld) because he is in your face and always a little too close for our comfort level. The girls don't seem to mind, but it can be a little annoying for my husband and I. Really, he is a fabulous dog. He listens well and is so gentle with everyone. *We don't let Comet on furniture ... except for the playroom/schoolroom couch. There he enjoys relaxing and being read to by one of the girls. SPOILED POOCH!

"A Wink and a Smile"

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