The Fabric Store

Two posts in one day, can you tell I have homework to do? This morning we were out the door by 8AM to drive Mandy 40 minutes to the orientation for her new job. Mandy told gave me driving direction to this place which is about three cities away. We live in an area where there are about 20 cities and they all run together in such a manner that unless you are good with a map or have lived here your whole life it is difficult to know which of these cities you are in at any given moment. Mandy's directions to this place included two left turns and a dirt road. Leaving a lot out of the actual directions. I am sure there was a couple of lefts, I never saw a dirt road, but she left a lot out. So I asked her yesterday to look up this place we were going on the Internet to find directions and she looked up the city we were going to and not the actual building. I did it myself, I mean knowing where a city is located is a lot different than knowing where a building within a city is located.

We left the house, we drove 40 minutes and I found the building with no wrong turns. Are you excited? Jeff took our second cell phone to work with him, which he never does, so I waited around for a bit to make sure that Mandy was ok, at her request. Mandy's new job is at a grocery store and this is another grocery store of the same variety a couple of cities over from us. I decided to go on in and buy a couple of things instead of waiting in the car. Whenever Lily and I go into a grocery store, she likes to run/walk up every single isle to say hello to all the numbers. So we strolled the practically empty store together, saying hello to all the numbers. Lily also talks rather loudly and she never stops talking. So imagine us walking up and down the isles of the store saying hello to the numbers and Lily rambling on about every little thing that pops into her head. Everyone in that store heard this entire ramble. But, I am used to Lily.

We paid for our water bottle and a diet Sierra Mist and Mandy joined us. She had misunderstood and was not supposed to come to an orientation today, but instead an orientation on Saturday. You know how much Wednesday and Saturday sound exactly the same. Right? So we drove home. Except I decided to make a few stops along the way. Mandy was livid that I dared to make stops along the way, because she was in her dorky looking uniform of Khaki pants and a white button down shirt. Poor girl was so put out by me. You know I am trying to teach her to not have this entitlement issue but lord knows it is not sinking into her head.

First we were in the neighborhood of the smelly Asian market, so we stopped and got some sushi rice. Then I went to the down town section of our city and drove around looking for this fabric store. I have been looking for this store for a couple of weeks but can't find it. I decided to park the car and thought maybe walking I would have better luck. So we walked up and down the downtown section of our little city. We found the fabric store, only it was 30 minutes before they opened. We decided to walk back to the car. Only Lily had refused to wear socks this morning and her little feet were getting sore from all this walking without socks. She wanted me to carry her. It is very hot, very muggy and she is very heavy. Instead I stopped at a drug store and bought her some band aides for her blisters. We continue on and stop at the cookie store (Whole Foods) to buy Lily cookies that don't have any of the crap which makes her sick (flour, egg, corn). We continue on to the car only Lily insists that I carry her, me with bags from the drug store, bags from the cookie store and Lily.

We drove back to the fabric store and found the best most amazing fabric to make Lily's quilt. I am so excited. I have been to many fabric stores and I found something so wonderful I am just tickled to death. I explained to the nice Fabric Store Lady that this was my first quilt and just how excited I was to be making a quilt with my grandma's help, etc. The nice fabric store lady offered to help if I have any problems at all, she said, just bring it in if you have any problems and we will help you out. That is what I love about Mississippi. All in all a productive morning. Now I am going to go and take a shower, put on some clean pj's and do my homework. Fun.