Christmas Shopping - A Cautionary Tale

 A foot problem had prevented me from doing much shopping until Saturday. Much of my shopping was done online, but I had a number of items that I wanted to purchase for my young cousins. So, late in the afternoon on Saturday, I headed out figuring that many shoppers might have been out earlier in the day. It was awesome. I figured correctly, and I breezed around the store happily adding items to my cart. When I returned home, I hauled the bags in and stashed them in the corner of the dining room. Later that night, I wanted to set the table for the company that would be coming the next day, so I gathered the packages and brought them upstairs. I had a gift bag with each child's name and began adding things. I was feeling pretty darned pleased with myself until it struck me . . . Where are the HotWheels??? Where are the books??? Clearly, I was missing a number of items. I checked my car, but there wasn't another bag. Oh, no!!! By now it was 9:30. Had the clerk not put all the bags in my cart??? She was honestly a tad scattered, and so I had been focused on how she was ringing things up. 

 Since I had church in the morning and a meal to prepare, I knew that I would not be able to go back any time on Sunday. Realizing that I might be on a fool's errand, I decided to drive back to the store as it would be open until 11:00. When I entered the store, there were many late shoppers, but the customer service area was in darkness.  I found a young clerk and asked if he could check to see if a bag had been turned in. By now, I had recalled about three of the missing items. After a few minutes, he came out of the back room carrying a bag with my purchases. WHEW! Attached was a slip indicating that the items had been paid for and a notice that if the customer did not inquire about said items within two day, the items would be returned to the appropriate shelves. 

How many times in the past have I gone shopping, especially at Christmas, and just stashed the packages in a corner of some room to be wrapped at another time . . . usually Christmas Eve day.  From now on,  I will try to have one eye on the cashier and another on the bagger and I will try to remember to check my bags as I put them in the car. 

It occurred to me that you might not know what a bowl cozy looks like. The photo in my last post didn't really give a clear picture of what a bowl cozy is. Doesn't this bowl cozy color coordinate well with my oatmeal? Of course, if one side is eggs, the other side must be chickens. :-)

You can find a link to an easy bowl cozy tutorial in my previous post.

I acquired four more Christmas tree pins for my wall hanging.  Christmas trees are everywhere in my house.

 

The wallhanging above has colorful crystals which catch and sparkle in the light.

 

 

I spent the day working on a Christmas wallhanging which is too cute and fun for words. Hopefully, it will be done in a day or two, but since it is a gift,  I will show it to you after Christmas. While working on this project, I listen to the sad, divisive rhetoric of the impeachment deliberations. 

On December 18, 2019, our forty-fifth President, Donald J. Trump was impeached.

 Regardless of your politics, this was a truly sad, historic day for our country.