Today was our day to get shopped up and stocked up for the lake! We added a couple of things, and neglected other things, but for the most part, stuff got done!
We started by dropping off out cans and bottles at a nearby recycling depot. It never brings in much, but its nice to have a little cash on hand. Then we headed into Saskatoon for haircuts! Brady needed a trim, and my side shave needed cleaning up. Dekker was overdue for a haircut, and Laela had finally decided she needed one, too. She’s been flip flopping between wanting to have hair “short like Dekker” and being Rapunzel. Both being solidly different avenues, I wasn’t in a rush to book her a cut. I figured she’d decide when the time came, and that was today! Meanwhile, Solly said he might want a haircut, but promised to cry and fight the whole time 😉 So we figured we’ll wait a bit longer. And Ro is still super happy with his long hair! Look at his cool “ice cream” bun today!
She was kind of the star of the show today, just because she’s only had one other haircut before, and she was SO excited. She begged to go first, and Dekker was fine with that, so she got her chance.
I showed Carlinna the picture Laela and I had chosen, and was right on board with us. Laela has said many times that she wanted hair like Dekker’s, but I had recently figured out that she only wanted short hair because the last time they got haircuts together, Carlinna had used the blowdryer to dust Dekker’s neck off, but hadn’t used it on her. Once that was clear, we could move forward and get her a cut she truly loved. And we did! Laela got her neck blown off with the dryer, and got her hair curled a little bit, even! All about the experience for her 😉 And she looked BEAUTIFUL at the end!! So much more like herself, somehow.
Dekker, too, was a total champ, cooperated beautifully through his haircut, and looks WAY more comfortable in his own skin. He feels fantastic when his hair is fresh. I have to remember that and take him in more often.
Brady and I went quickly, and then we all piled out of there. The promise of free puppies and espresso for misbehaved kids never showed up, either, so I think we passed! Woot!
We spent the rest of the morning and a few hours in the afternoon in ALL the grocery stores – Walmart, Superstore, and Costco. We bought just about everything we need for Waskesiu, though I’m SO disappointed at how picked over the fruit was! I was counting on BC cherries and they were nowhere to be found!!! Booooo! But thats ok. We always stop in Mville on our way to the lake for breakfast, so maybe I’ll stick my head in at Co-op and see what I can see 🙂 What we DID find is that our creamer comes in 2L jugs now, sooooo…
…thats a thing! Or, those are things, rather. Because we bought two.
We ate lunch in between, and listened to some new music that Brady and I need to learn. Did I mention we booked another coffeehouse gig? Because we diiiiid!
We finished the day off at Costco, and hauled in everything we needed, including a *gag* snowsuit for Laela *gag.* I’m both grossed out and happy that we have it over with. It feels wrong, though. SO wrong.
Now we’re home, and somewhat organized. Not at all packed. Not at ALL packed. But mostly caught up on laundry, and I have a master list going. Monster list. That seems more accurate. But tomorrow is our big packing day!!! Wish us luuuuuck!