For Christmas this year, Ken and I gave Kate and Mary Frances an option. They could either go on a shopping excursion after Christmas with me or take an amount of cash. Mary Frances does not really like to shop so I thought she might take the cash. Kate on the other hand, loves to shop. When she was 11, I took her shopping for her birthday. She did well, chosing appropriate clothes and selecting her clothes carefully. It was the first time that she really showed her ability to make decisions and to give her opinions.
They both decided to shop with me and with Christina. We had a lot of fun, and the girls chose lovely clothes. And we were lucky. Our intention was to shop on Wednesday, but on Tuesday, Christina asked if we could go on Thursday, which was fine with me. It turned out that today was the day that the stores drastically reduced their clothing so for the same amount of money they were able to buy double the number of clothes. We got lucky.
Christina and I sat on comfortable chairs outside the change rooms while the girls tried on the clothes. Then they came out to show them to us. Some times we hooted: too short, too low cut, wrong color. We visited two stores. Both Mary Frances and Kate bought dresses, sweaters, vest, shirts. They were delighted. To celebrate, we ate lunch at the Italian restaurant.
On the way home, Kate opened all the bags and draped her new clothes all over her shoulders and lap. And when they got home, the gave a fashion show for Christina. We all decided that this Christmas gift was a winner. We might even repeat the drill next year.
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