December 1, 2018. Madison, Mississippi. Shopping Expedition.

We enjoyed ourselves, Molly, Mary Frances, Christina and I. At the end of our excursion, Molly said, "This shopping tires me out". But she was a happy 11 year old. Molly selected the stores and wanted them in the right order. First she and Christina selected clothes and hung them in the dressing room while Mary Frances and I sat outside the dressing room in comfortable chairs. The first thing is whether Molly liked the object. If she did, she came out to model the garment and we three passed judgement. Then we had three piles. Mary Frances held the definite yeses, Christina kept the rejects and I held the maybes. We were efficient. And Molly did well with her selections., When driving to the stores, I asked her what she hoped to be able to buy and she gave me a list. Sweaters, dresses and shirts. I did suggest to her that sometimes we are not able to get what we want when shopping. She was not buying it, and she was right. She did well in the first store buying two dresses and two sweaters. And a hairband. The second store she was able to buy two tops. By the third store Molly was unable to like anything other than a warm fuzzy vest. It was time to go for lunch. Molly had shopped till she had dropped. And she was a happy 11 year old. For lunch, Molly selected the Italian restaurant in the Renaissance, which is my favorite eatery. Our food was delicious and the company delightful, We all four enjoyed our shopping spree. But Molly was thrilled with the whole event. And she was grateful too.