Costco AGAIN

    So since my sister moved in life has changed a lot. She is a gem. She has done her best to get me back to the land of the living. She is cheery, she sings (a lot), and she paints her nails (a lot). She loves to choose cute outfits and I am required to notice and enjoy them right along side her. She reads to my children and plays fun games with them and tells them stories. She encourages them and nags them and they love her to bits.
    She is the reason I am going to Costco A LOT more AND Superstore for that matter. She loves to get out of the house and do things! She has no issues with the said Superstore and Costco is full of treasures to her. So today we had a bit of time where we only had one child to look after (the baby) so off to Costco we went. It is in another town and so its a bit of an adventure anyway.
   Today the drive was magnificent. It is Autumn here and the landscape as we know it is transformed into crimsons and creamy hues of yellow and orange and the greens have deepened into something both alluring and beckoning. The mountains have been crowned with fresh snow just in the last couple days and the sun was full and beautiful. We drove in peace as the baby was okay to sit in his car seat in the back seat alone (for once). When we got to Costco I could see from the parking lot that it was busy but it would still be manageable. We walked in and I was drawn to the clothing section! I usually don't go in there as I don't often dain to buy clothes from Costco. Why? No change rooms I think is the biggest reason. Today however my friend had dropped in in the morning and I was wearing some tight legging work out type bottoms (that were none too clean), a long blue cardigan (also not clean) AND wait for it...a short hoodie zipped up over top. It was a treat for the eyes. It really was (actually it was horrible). However when she knocked on the door...and I had not showered or really done anything but try to get warm enough to drive my oldest to school, I had a moment where I realized I REALLY needed a new hoodie. It had shrunk so much that it was embarrassing. I wear it almost every morning because I am cold and always try to tell myself I dont care what I look like. I guess today I did! So when she left I threw it in the laundry with the intention of throwing it in a bag for good will.
   SO since I don't have a lot of hoodies and my other hoodie is also tiny and I have, ahem, grown...in the last five years...I decided I needed a new one fast. It is cold in the mornings now and my husband and I are cheap and don't have the heat on. So THAT is why I went into the clothing section. I DID find a hoodie although it was grey and I felt a bit like a little grey storm cloud, BUT that was the only color in my size. So then my eye caught something that had potential...maybe! I tried it on and really it was too big but my sister convinced me to buy it. It had purples and blues and greens and it was warm and pretty. I have to try it on again when I am wearing jeans and my hair is not plastered to my head. Then I will know if I look like a little one playing dress up or like I have some sort of style I can pull off! So that was fun and unexpected and an extra chunk on the bill that I hadn't planned for! We proceeded to buy food and sample treats and admire a girl who was a vision. Honestly I wont be able to do her justice but just imagine me....My red hair plastered to my head, wearing a burly sleeping red headed baby in a faded blue Ergo, I am wearing black jogging pants, a black sweater and black flip flops and no make up. This girl had long blonde hair, a gorgeous black hat, black ripped jeans, a forest green sweater, a canary yellow wrap with the CUTEST little baby girl in it. The baby girl had hot pink moccasins on, a little gold leaf head band encircling her head, blue eyes and a tiny dusting of blonde hair. She looked adorable. It didn't stop there. There was a little TWIN boy in the cart in a car seat dressed equally sweetly AND a little (maybe three year old) girl with long blonde hair and a super trendy outfit in the cart. They looked clean and calm and I just felt awed and inspired by the beauty and composition and THOUGHT that had gone into this little family at Costco. I was impressed by this girls ability. At one point an elderly man walked over and couldn't help compliment her because she just looked so beautiful and her children so precious :) It made my heart glad.
  So we bought our groceries (that hopefully will last more than three days this time) and headed home and I cleaned the house and made yet another dinner (I know...go me), never did my hair or changed into cleaner clothes; but the vision of the mother with twin babies (they looked about five months old) and a three year old at Costco looking calm and composed and so beautiful....got me through. Why? I couldn't tell you. Now it is ten at night and two children are still up. My days are never done I tell ya.Today my sister was so sweet and kind and encouraging. I hope your day was lovely and someone out there in our great big world showed you some kindness and encouraged you today. XO

This is my sister in one of her awesome outfits :) She is a sweet heart and a Pearl ~ Love her yes I do!!!!