Time

I took some time the other day and went shopping with The Girl. I hate shopping. I've never been one of those that could just spend hours at the mall, going from store to store looking at every possible thing.

But right now it's something that she loves to do. And she had seen something she loved in this new little shop. So we went and spent an hour. We looked at everything in the store and she tried on a few things and settled on a couple. Then the sales lady put them in this pretty bag and added a sucker on a long stick. The Girl was totally happy.

Then I looked at a large vintage picture of a lovely woman with vinyl lettering next to it on the wall behind the cash register. It said, "In memory of our grandmother Rose Marie." And I thought what a sweet thing it was that they had this memory of their grandma that was so tender that they named their store for her.

It got me thinking that sometimes time spent doing things we don't necessarily want to do can sometimes be the best time. You just never know.

Of course, last night I was the worst mom in the whole world because I wouldn't let her go with her friends after dinner when she'd been with them all afternoon and part of the morning. Right now I'm wondering which one she'll remember....

Comments

[andrea]

Great reminder. Thanks! And I'm with you- I'm a get in and get out when I have to shop.

[Little Sis]

Sometimes it's tough to be the Mom...