Stopping to Smell the Roses Isn’t Always the Best Idea

I am now in a shopping stupor.  Last Friday we shopped for my retail birthday girl and yesterday it was my thrift store girl’s turn.  Sixteen years old and she’d rather go thrifting with Mom than anything in the world.  How precious is that?!

Armed with a list of stores and some heavy duty hand sanitizer, Patience, Faith, Noah and I headed to the big city to see what we could find.  But we didn’t make it 20 minutes before we had to stop on the side of the highway to take some pictures with the bluebonnets.

 

I decided to sit in the grass and have the kids take my picture.  The ground was a bit wet so I called out for Noah to come help me up.  It was on a small hill, so I couldn’t get a good position without exposing my backside to the cars speeding past.  He rushed over and took my hands but instead of pulling me forward, he pulled straight up which caused me to start sliding down the hill.  I kept trying to stop myself, but I couldn’t get traction.  I felt like a cartoon character, digging my heels in and feeling my skirt slip underneath me and trailing behind.  The girls came over to help and all of a sudden what was supposed to be a pleasant stop to take wildflower pictures turned into save momma from the oncoming traffic.  I finally landed on my knees on the road’s shoulder and was laughing so hard I still could barely get up, my 3 children standing there speechless and trying not to laugh (well, one of them wasn’t trying too hard).

After that humiliation we were back on our way to thrifting.  Grass stains and skinned knees weren’t going to stop me from spending the day looking at other people’s cast offs.

We went from one store to another without any more falling incidents.  Everyone found something, including a new lens for my camera which was a huge score for me.  I broke my camera lens about 6 months ago and haven’t been able to use my SLR since.  Expect some great photos soon!

Driving from one thrift store to another the kids would talk about life and faith and their goals for the future.  It was wonderful to connect in with these three and hear how they see their life’s direction.

Hopefully it’s not downhill in a field of bluebonnets.

I still have a couple of busy days ahead, but the birthday celebrations are over for a while and we’re in the last push of tax season.  Being married to a CPA is great when I need to find a deduction for my etsy shop, but it’s a pain February through April.

Have a great day….and don’t forget to stop and smell the flowers!

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