Yesterday we "graze shopped" through Wally World and Target. Graze shopping is when you go through stores with no list in particular...but as you see things you say "OH, we NEED this for Disney!"...even though you had no real intention of buying.
I am the QUEEN of this. I can nickel and dime myself to DEATH with graze shopping...this reminds me very much of animals that graze...they have no intention really of WHICH grass they are going to graze on...they just graze b/c it happens to be in their face...before they know it they've mowed a pretty long strip over a long distance of ground.
We do this at Wally World...and at Target...and the mall...especially at Bloomingdales..."OH I NEED that Ella Moss dress for Disney...it would so breezy and cool in the humidity..."
The Bloomies grazing annoys Jay the most.
oh and at the Coach store too...
*ahem*
Where were we?
OH yes...the damage done at Wally World and Target!
As we shopped, we happened upon those battery operated Mister fans that cost an arm and a leg at Disney...b/c they've got you at the MERCY of the sweltering heat and humidity...so SOMEHOW it makes sense to spend $20+ on a misty fan thingie that the kids never end up carrying...which means the family pack Mule...ME...ends up carrying it...b/c I'm controlling and don't want the kids to lose these ridiculously expensive items...which leads to me being weighed down, causing bad posture...and migraines...which leads to massive pain and giant pill swallowing and general grouchiness and overall shortening of my life span...
I'm NOT even being dramatic...there have been studies.
seriously.
it's TRUE!
*ahem*
SO...it makes sense that we would buy said battery operated Misty fan thingies NOW instead of later...they will still be heavy and end up being carried by me, but to the tune of just $4.99 and not $20+...which somehow makes me feel better about it.
Sally picked a pink one...of course...and Teddy picked...can you guess?
A BLUE one!
All about tradition these kids!
Next we found ourselves STOCKING up huge on the 70+ sunscreen...for the Irish girl.
We got something like 6 bottles of the misty spray no rub sunscreen...is anybody else as shocked by the price of sunscreen as I am?! It's like UV protection is not something the sunscreen companies think should be afforded to everyday Americans!
But I don't mess around with sun protection...no matter how much it may empty the wallet! We ended up with three Coppertone Sport and three Neutrogena Helioplex Cooling mist!!
We reapply often.
I set an alarm for every 2 hours.
The kids still turn 5 shades of brown.
We also have 18 more days of swimming pools and general outside playing BEFORE Disney! We NEEDED that many bottles of sunscreen!!
we also got a bunch of other little odds and ends...Lysol wipes for the room, travel Lysol spray, hand sanitizer gel that I can attach to the park bag, and this one is my favorite...travel toilet seat covers!
but seriously...we need them...Sally would NEVER ever go to the bathroom without them...and the child can't hold it for ten days!
We had a happy little pile of stuff when we finally headed to the checkout!
That was just at Wally World.
We still had Target to go!!
While we were at Target Miss Sally spied something that she absolutely HAD to have.
HAD. TO. HAVE.
It was a black messenger bag...with a picture of Troy and Gabriella from High School Musical...and they weren't just standing there...nope...they were HUGGING!
Sally and I were browsing through the "back to school" section of clothes...just seeing what good ol Tar-zhay thought was cool...when I suddenly heard Sally's sharp intake of breath...
"MissCAMMIE!!! Look!!! It's Gabriella and Troy...and they're HUGGING...just like how when you hug daddy!!!"
She sold me right there. I HOPE I look that fabulous when through Sally's eyes!
*ahem*
I did tell her though that Daddy may be putting his foot down and not buying anything that is NOT on the list as we had already grazed a bit at Wally World.
"But MissCammie, can I just SHOW him?! So he'll remember what it looks like in case he gets it for me?! And it's BIGGER than my I Love Troy bag from last summer and LOOK...it has a DIET COKE HOLDER on the side!!!
lmao: ) I can hold an extra Diet Coke for you at Disney!!!"
goodness gracious this child was sellin it!
She wanted that bag something FIERCE!
Never mind that we JUST got her a Jansport Tote Bag that she had seen on Icarly and was pining over...(the child has a bag THING...like her step mama!) Technically that particular bag hadn't been intended to be a "park bag" (it's a tote with no cross body strap which is not good for park touring!) and we like Sally to have her own park bag so that she can be responsible for her own things. It gives her a sense of control and responsibility and it gives me a break! ANd this bag WAS bigger than last years, but not overly big, AND it did have that handy dandy Diet Coke holder.
and really isn't that what it's all about? Providing opportunities for the children to carry Diet Coke for their step mama?
yep. it is.
*ahem*
she's SO getting the bag.
says I.
we just had to get it past daddy!!!
Jay was actually heading towards the doors when Sally caught up with him to show him the bag. (Jay often will take purchases out to the car while Sally and I browse! He's fabulous that way!) I had prepared her for the fact that Daddy would probably veto the bag for the moment.
I underestimated the power of SallyRally and her big brown eyes!
She showed her daddy all the bells and whistles...sang the praises of the Diet Coke holder...pointed out Gabriella and Troy hugging just like "You and MissCammie"...and clinched it with,
"I'm just showing you for next time so if you think I've earned it, then maybe this would be a good bag for me..."
I know...she's brilliant.
the kicker is that Sally wasn't acting or manipulating. She actually meant that.
which is why she's such a good girl.
Jay knew that too which is why he told her she could go ahead and get it now.
Oh my goodness the SUNSHINE that beamed off that child's face.
It's SO worth giving her things b/c she is just so thrilled with it. Jay was rewarded with a million thank you's and a giant hug.
Sally is GREAT at Thank You's.
SO...she got her bag.
She was thrilled to her toes.
She slept with it last night!
YAY....I just found this pre-trip. I didnt think that you would write one since it took you *ahem* a year to finish the last one. 
But I was lucky and just stumbled on your last TR in June, so I didn't have to wait THAT long. This trip sounds AWESOME. I can't wait to read more, I feel like I know you all...you know... like in a non-creepy, non-stalker kind of way. 
You and he made my day. 
Amen Sister!!! There is nothing deadlier than a smile on the face and fire in the eyes!! Y'all better get out the way if you see that comin!!!
