Stream of Consciousness Sunday: Shopping Day

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Nov 062011
 

#SOCsunday I’m glad Fadra created Stream of Consciousness Sunday, because I’ve got nothing else today. I’m out of energy. My friends and I went shopping today, and if it wasn’t for this meme, I would totally have given up on the concept of NaBloPoMo today. Thank you, Fadra.

I took my friends on our annual shopping pilgrimage to the Grove City Outlets today. BigBrother recently had another growth spurt and was sporting both flood-length pants and shirts with sleeves that were somewhat hilarious. I’m thankful that I had enough foresight to purchase some jeans for him on sale during our spring trip so that he had something to wear. At the end of today’s trip, I feel confident in saying that he’s officially set for the season.

Shopping for the boys was, as per usual, a disappointment. Aisle upon aisle of colorful, fun, in-style things for girls and just zilch when it came to selection for boys. It’s navy blue or red. And in big boys, it’s skater stuff or nothing. Thankfully, Gymboree had some great firefighter stuff carried over from last year in some new styles and colors. Children’s Place came through with a few dress shirts and some great thermals — which I find good for layering or wearing alone. Carter’s was a huge disappointment. I tried to steal a shirt from Osh Kosh — totally an accident and I did end up paying for it — but it was only because I decided not to buy an ugly flannel and forgot I had another shirt draped on my arm. It’s just so hard to find clothing for boys. Frustrating!

It was a fun day though, and I introduced Mandy to Primanti Brothers. I also found a few nice things for myself. The day was a success — even if my back does hurt very badly now. The things we do for our children!

This was my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…

  • Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
  • Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
  • Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
  • Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
  • Link up your post on Fadra’s post.
  • Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.

Fire Truck Shirts: FOUND!

 fire life, Parenting  5 Responses »
Sep 272010
 

Remember when I asked where all the fire truck shirts have gone? Not only did I get some answers and in-store spottings from my readers, but apparently someone was listening.

1. Gymboree Fire HatGymboree just released a new line called Fire Truck Chief in both baby boys (3M-5T) and big boys (3-12 years). My good friend Ceece sent me a preview link and word that the line would go live today. I checked it out and, oh dear, I’m in ten different kinds of love. The little boys have some way cute “must haves,” like this suspender shirt and this adorable hat. The big boys’ stuff isn’t as “cutesy,” but it’s way fun as well. I think BigBrother might need this fire helmet fleece hoodie and a hat of his own. In case you were wondering, they already own some fire truck underoos from Gymboree, but not this print. I’ll wait for a week or two to see if prices drop, but not too long. I’m not missing these! (As a hint, I’ll also be watching Crazy 8, owned by Gymboree, to see if they release a similar line soon. And watching RetailMeNot for coupon codes. Of course!)

2. Kohl’s does have a fire truck striped long-sleeved t-shirt. It’s actually rather decent looking, and I’ll be purchasing it in-store if it’s there when we stop tomorrow. I like that it’s black (despite that black fades just as horribly as navy blue) mainly because so many of our firefighter shirts are navy blue.

3. Not quite a shirt, but Zulily has a firefighter uniform costume today. They had fire boots the other day, too. In addition to that fire truck bedding, I really can’t say anything bad about them. They even contacted me to let me know about the fire costume today. Customer service makes me happy. And a repeat customer.

I’m hopeful that some other brands will see that Gymboree jumped aboard the fire truck theme and release their own (uh, better priced?) options sometime in the winter clothing months.

And, no, I would venture to guess that this isn’t the post you expected from me today. I’m too exhausted to address the events of last night and this morning. The good news is that FireDad is currently home, safe and sound, sleeping it off in our bed. The boys are under orders to “keep it down” so “daddy can rest.” They’re actually listening for once.

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