my new coat of many colors

it's definitely becoming habit to get out of bed thinking 'this is going to be a great day,' and then to have a great day.

now last night i didn't post, but it was a gotta-practice day. hubby took daughter to see a movie i'd been wanting to take her to. so i REAAAALLLLy had to focus on how great it was that they were spending some time together. i *had* been writing in my pray-rain journal that he would spend more quality time with her. i couldn't now say 'how dare my attractions come to me!'

so i did have a lovely afternoon with my son. oh wow did we have fun. he is really becoming a lovely little boy. well he's always been lovely, but he keeps adding new dimensions to his loveliness. we shared a bowl of lunch, we gave each other silly looks out the corner of our eyes, and tumbled around the floor like idiots. hey! he's 2! this is how life is supposed to be at 2! and it was great!

the evening was spent intending to be this side of tipsy by the time bedtime came, as i had stuff i wanted to accomplish today. so i did not keep pace with our wine-bearing friends. i had one malibu - okay two malibus okay it was three small ones in cherryade but NO MORE. and called it good. and the amazing thing about that is that i was at the shop earlier in the evening, procuring snacks for the get-together. i had the thought 'y'know, it would be great if there was a cherry flavoured drink i could have tonight.' and when i picked up my husband's favourite soft drink, there was the cherry-ade! i thought 'naw, couldn't be', and checked a little closer. sugar free! we have a winner! (truth be told, i probably would have had it even if it had sugar, as a certain blogger's birthday is less than 48 hours away!)

so this morning, i woke up to the cute sounds of my son trying to get my daughter's attention. 'manya! .........manya! ...........manya! ..............manya!'
i drag my butt I MEAN HAPPILY WALK downstairs and ask "would you not please answer him?"

"okay, what is it m2?"

"hiiiiyu-uh" that is his word for.......everything. but in this case he wanted her to read him a book.

chuckling, i slammed a banana down and instructed them to dress themselves we were on for an outing. starbucks was calling me, as it does on sundays.

driving down, i just was in a really good mood, just because i wanted to be. we got to the car park, and as i was pulling up to the ticket dispenser, i said wistfully, "oh universe, i'd love a spot on the second or third level, close to the elevators."

m1 pipes up, "why don't you ask for one on the first level?"

"well, it needs to be believable, and i've only just asked."

i pull up the ramp and there is one smack dab as we pull up the ramp. wow! level 2 it is! but it leaves us a little cramped for exiting-the-car room. so i say "um, no, i need a space that is easy to get out of and close to the lifts."

next level, BANG! there it is! i'm amazed at the unusual number of spaces, and we get one next to the elevator!

we get downstairs to start our trek to borders/starbucks, and m1 looks at me and says "there's a spot on the first level!" why oh why don't we listen to the children? "wow!" i say, although i shouldn't have been amazed. i asked for one on the 2nd/3rd level, believed, and received. she asked for one on the 1st level, believed, and if i'd have just turned down the 1st level row, we'd have used what she received! constantly learning, i am.

still, we were on our way to a nice little nibble session at starbucks. on the way, i saw the sign of the sports business that has been going out of business, ALL STOCK MUST GO, for a year now. hmmm... i thought it might have a coat. i now need a new coat since i am constantly moving towards my perfect weight, making my old coat too large. i say "oh i'd love a new coat today, a colorful one that is kind of sporty." and then i think about looking on the way back to the car.

we have a nice time in starbucks, and peruse the heck out of borders. walking out with our purchases, it hits me that tk-maxx (americans - yes, in britain, it is tk, not tj) might have something in the area of coats. i never go in tk, but i figure what the heck, i'm not chasing time today. i decide not to care that the kids are running around a circular clothes rack, and i specifically decide not to attract someone to ask us to leave, or give us any odd looks. so no one did either. and the perfect coat all but smacked me in the face. it was vibrantly gorgeous. and it goes with my LOA red toyota car! how perfect! i shall get a picture uploaded soon. and the best thing about it is that it makes me feel like a million bucks - you want something, you gotta feel like it, and now i really can! it is my LOA coat all the way! and it was almost made to my exact spec. there are pockets all over the dang thing, and sporty? it's a ski jacket! i have always wanted one of those!

i can't wait to see what i attract with my new million-dollar-feeling coat!!!