my personal shopper

Friday is always a whirl-wind because it's early out, which I LOVE because I'm the crazy mom who loves to have her children home, but it also means I have to run errands quickly, which I am incapable of doing. Apey and I went to the Gateway mall on Friday to do some Christmas shopping and it was SO flippin' cold that I found myself crossing the street just to make sure we were walking on the side of the road with sun. I swear it was ten degrees warmer on the side of the street, brrrrrrr. I couldn't even bring myself to dig out the camera to get a picture of the bundled babies until we were safe and warm inside one of the stores. The babies loved being outside, Ethan is never concerned about the weather, maybe because I'm psycho about making sure he's warm enough, in fact, maybe one of my kids should blog about how bothered I am when they choose not to wear a coat in winter! I can't blame Ethan for having fun, it really was great to get outside and see the decorations and all the shoppers, I love Gateway mall being outdoors, it really is a fun place, fresh air and all. Apey always makes shopping fun too, I tell her she should do it for a living because she is really good at finding what you're looking for. All you have to do is say, "Apes, I can't find the right size of jeans for Rich." Then she proceeds to search, dig and even climb her way around the store until she has them safely in her hands. Seriously, you think I'm kidding but she should be a personal shopper. She even remembers sizes from the last time I sent her digging, incredible, because every time I buy a pair of pants for Rich I have to call him and ask him, "now what's your pant size again?" We took several self portaits in the beautiful winter light, but none of them saved except this one, have I mentioned how much I dislike the purse camera? Thank goodness it was a cute one, but again, what's up with the size of my head? Do I really have a big head and no one is telling me? Later after Rich came home from work, we tried to finish up our shopping, but we are still chasing that last gift to get for the thirteen year old boy. We have no ideas left in our brains, any suggestions?

**Are you crazy about making your kids dress warmly?**

**Can you remember your husband's pant size?**

**Have you ever had a personal shopper?**

**What in the heck can I buy for a thirteen year old boy who doesn't even know what to ask for!?**