A scattered day

Today was somewhat scattered. I worked on reading with Tristan for quite awhile this morning since he was the early bird. He likes it that he can read more and more every day. I worked on some cub scouts communicators items with the boys. We went to the library I use in another town. I joined the library in the town where Hayley's girl scouts meets because it is much bigger than my local library. I had to sheepishly return a paperback that Freeze the puppy had chewed. I felt so bad about this that I didn't return it until all my renewals ran out. The librarian was very nice about it and said her dog has chewed a few library books too. The cost was $7.99, I must think of a way for Freeze to work off this fee!!

We went shopping after the library because we needed to get some items for the cub scouts Blue and Gold dinner this weekend. I need to make a dish, going to do pasta salad. We need to make a table centerpiece for our den and the last thing was that both younger boys needed new pants badly, they have both outgrown the trousers I was using with their scout uniforms. I found them each a nice pair that will go with their current blue scout shirt nicely yet will also match the tan shirt they'll transition to after the Blue and Gold when they officially become Webelos, the last step before Boy Scouts. The pants also had big belt loops, which is essential since they wear a cub scout belt, which holds metal belt loop awards. So finding pants to go with their uniform is not as simple as it might seem!

While at the shops I happened to notice some kids knit pants and sweatpants for $3 each so I got the kids 1-3 pairs of pants each depending on what sizes were available. Tristan still fits in little boys sizes so he ended up with 3 pair, mostly little kids sizes were left. He needed new clothes badly so this was a good find. For some reason boys clothes don't last through Colin so Tristan doesn't get many hand me downs...I wonder why! Colin went through a shirt chewing phase during the year he attended co-op. Looking back co-op was terrible for his ADHD. So many kids, fun but overwhelming, trying to behave in classes and all the cakes and things full of colors and preservatives that are given away there. All that to say that a whole years worth of Colin's shirts were not able to be handed down to Tristan. The necklines and sometimes the sleeves were chewed! Pants don't seem to last anyway with active Colin!

I need to find a pair of Khaki pants for Hayley who is right in between girls and women's sizes. Her Girl Scout troop has started requiring that the girls wear full uniform of scout vest, white shirt, khaki pants for any official outings or events. In the past they only needed their scout vests. I didn't find suitable khaki pants and then realized, once home, that the pants I need I may well find in the BOYS section. I'll try that next time! There just weren't pants in that color in girls or women's.

The last thing we were searching for was a ski helmet for Colin. We've been accumulating all the needed ski stuff as we come across deals. Both boys got goggles but so far only Tristan has a helmet since we found one in his size highly discounted. Now we need one for Colin. Didn't find one though so he'll have to continue to rent a helmet. Now that the boys are out of the beginners area I want helmets on them!

It was a bit of a wild goose chase trying to find many different, and quite specific, needed items but at least we found the main ones for this weekend. I really don't like shopping at all so this day was a trial for me.