Today is saturday, pretty boring if you ask me. I don't particularly like weekends now that Carl isn't coming home. The stores get too crowded and then they close too early and everyone is in a hurry too. People get impatient and impolite and I just don't like shopping on saturdays! LOL!
This morning we get a surprise phone call, Zoe's godmother has offered to take her for the afternoon. What!?!? 8-O Now talk about a surprise this is the 1st time that Zoe is leaving for the afternoon with her and her boyfriend. Her bf really likes kids and has just a way for them to like him. It was exciting that Zoe would spend the afternoon with them, she was very excited about it too! :-)
I went shopping with my mom and Lucas! LOL! UGH! It was funny though, I haven't gone shopping with only my mom and Lucas since .... Wait!? Did Carl ever keep Zoe all alone? Sigh! Lucas was really nice at the overcrowded stores, we even got to buy a few groceries for the next days. Come back home and we see that Zoe is across the street and Valerie's parents. I go to get her and learn that she was really nice, GOOD! They went to eat at St-Hubert and she ate well, got some peach smelling gunnies and ... !?
"Mommy, Godmother bought me a sweater and overalls" Oh really!? Then I see the bag and Zoe takes out the clothes. My jaw dropped, these are Tommy Hilfiger clothes!!!! I could NEVER buy them new, the only 2 pieces of Tommy I have are from the 2nd hand store. I was just in such a shock, I couldn't say words! LOL! I mean, WOW! They kept Zoe for the afternoon, brought her by car with them at about an hour away from home to a well known ski resort city. I just never expected that she'd receive anything more than a free meal! LOL! They left at 11:15am, so the meal was sorta predictable! ;-)
They went to an outlet store that sells Tommy clothing! Man, I sure wish I could go shop there too! lol! The places you can go when you have a car... I'm just such a ditz and driving a car wouldn't be safe for my family! lol! I am really happy that Zoe got the opportunity to spend time with her Godmother though. Her and her boyfriend have really been involved with us since Lucas went to the hospital and that they learned Carl had disappeared. The day we got out of the hospital they came to get us for the ride back home, they provided us with a meal and have just been there for support.
In a way if Carl were still here, Zoe wouldn't have gone today. So good things do happen to those who go through hard times.
Today is raining but I'm slowly getting into the groove of being a single mom. Thankfully my mom is very present in our lives 'cause I couldn't do it all alone either. I'm still poundering over getting a job or studying or !? I need to think quickly though so things can start to move, I will soon need money for basic necessities but for now food is covered and I'm happy about that.
Tomorrow we might eat out! woohoo! Sort of a new "tradition" we'd be starting! LOL! Being that weekends are boring, I thought a cheap fast food supper on sundays would make the end of the weekend exciting! :) We'll see, it's not like I have a whole lot of extra money to spend, it's more that a little excitement in life can be good for the soul too! :)
hugs,
Posted by Jo at October 19, 2002 04:56 PM