Thursday, April 22, 2010

God reads my blog

Really, He must. Because He must have realized after my frazzled shopping trip on Tuesday, I'd need a better experience Wednesday.

When I realized my new griddle was broken, I wanted to quickly return it. So before lunch yesterday, the kids and I headed to a different Kohl's. From the first moments, the trip was completely different than our previous adventure.

There were a lot of cars in the parking lot. And yet...they only took up one space each.

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Inside, the selection was better than it had been at the Kohl's we'd visited the day before. So after returning the griddle, I tried on a couple of tankini-style bathing suits. They both fit, and I liked them both! This seemed more comfortable though.

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The kids were even in good moods. Zoodle was smiley...

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...and Chickie picked me flowers as we walked to the car.

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We went to a pizza buffet for lunch, where they both did pretty well, and we avoided any major spills or clothing stains.

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Getting out of the restaurant and to the car (past a video game room and vending machines) was frustrating, but we made it, and the trip home didn't involve any crying.

So what did I buy this time? Well, let me start by saying, I love the blogosphere! My Twitter/blogger friend Melinda let me know about a deal she'd seen in the Kohl's ad--they had a big sale starting today. A griddle was on sale today, and it was a good enough deal for me to be wiling to "downgrade" from what I'd bought yesterday. I got the griddle and the on-sale bathing suit, and still spent $15 less than yesterday...$25 less if you count a $10 mail-in rebate.

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Yep, God reads my blog. Actually, he knows the details of my life before even my blog readers do...and I appreciate him giving me so much to enjoy on yesterday's shopping trip!

7 comments:

Eternal Lizdom said...

I need a "like" button for this post!

Unknown said...

Sometimes things are just meant to be. You were meant to get a broken griddle so that you could go back and have a re-do on that shopping trip to turn it into a positive experience. I love it when life makes your lemonade for you.

Call Me Cate said...

There's the smiley happy CBeth family we all know and love! I'm glad you had a much better experience the second time around.

Unknown said...

How awesome!! I'm so glad you had a much better day--and you are too cute!!

Unknown said...

Oh...and I completely agree with Melinda! ;-)

InspiredDreamer said...

Yay that's awesome. God does know what we need before we need it. :)

Have an Extraordinary Day!

SurvivorBlessing said...

I am so glad that the second shopping trip turned out much nicer! And that God is reading your blog... does He come around on others too?

And you are brave! I would never even consider going shopping for MY clothes with the kids!