Margie went off to the office, as she’d been planning to do in the afternoon, so that left Kitten and me to do the Errand Thang.
Stop 0: Had to look up info at the church about the Bishops Golf Scramble that was in the bulletin last Sunday. Looks like fun, but also looks like they want parish-based teams. More info, the bulletin on the bulletin board promises, this Sunday. Katherine charms the few people there, as usual.
Stop 1: Lowe’s. Do they have shower door kits? Yes, they do. But the ones I like are a 21-day special order, and the ones in stock are pretty chintzy-looking. Did find some adhesive stuff to try over the dying grout in the main tub. Kitten had fun banging all the toilet seats on display.
Stop 2: Garts. Saw an ad indicating golf bags on sale. Some good ones, too. Margie’s looking to that as a Father’s Day gift, and who am I to say her nay. I found a hat to garden in. Kitten found many things to play with, including a collapsable kid’s camp chair with Pooh on it. Marked down to $5. Ah, well …
Stop 3: Toys ‘R’ Us. Sometimes the whimsy of the child works in my favor, as she decided in the parking lot that she wanted to ride in the cart, which is definitely how you want to have your kid inside of TRU. Alas, they were out of potty seats of the type we wanted, so I didn’t get the Powerpuff Girls bubble bath I’d grabbed for Kitten, either. We slowly strolled through the aisles until she saw the little trikes, at which point I bee-lined out of there.
Stop 4: Great Indoors. First pop into the Starbucks in the lobby for a Venti Mocha Coconut Frappacino for Daddy (first Starbucks I’ve been in where they didn’t goodnaturedly complain about that particular drink) and a Big Pink Cookie for Kitten. Then over to the shower section. Good selection, and I think they have what we want in stock. File it under post-Church errands for Sunday.
Kitten’s fragments of cookie made quite a mess on her hands, face, and my t-shirt. Worse, a clerk (who had been strangely absent when I had questions about prices and availability) magically appeared and expressed concern that Kitten was climbing onto the display toilets, which were not secured to the floor. I hadn’t seen it, but I was (per recent posts) duly abashed.
Stop 5: Home Depot. Again with the cart. Huzzah. They had just what I wanted, except that the glass was clear, and the box was an open return. Oh, well. Kitten enjoyed looking at the big orange rental truck.
Stop 6: Babies ‘R’ Us. They have the potty seat. They also have yet another incredibly cute toilet training book, also with the little sound chip that makes flushing noises (except it adds giggles to the mix). Katherine decides she must have it. I am powerless to resist. I do resist the very cute Bear in the Big Blue House, Bob the Builder and Wiggles videos, however.
Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. “Super-Tired Girl,” almost asleep in the back seat, turns into “Thumping on the Floor Lass” after she’s down in her bed and the door’s closed.
Ah, well.