August 12 & 13
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Our oldest granddaughter, Elizabeth, came to spend a week with us ~ the evening before Reuben and Judi went back to Wisconsin.
A few days later I asked if she wanted to go along to AC Moore to get some supplies for Cousin’s Week. We had a delicious lunch at Coffee Co. which is just across the parking lot.
The next morning I heard Elizabeth and Abby talking about going shopping, and as I thought, “It would be fun to go along,” I derived a plan, and told them that I would drive if they invited me to go along.
These sisters are smart girls, and took me up on the offer. 🙂
Elizabeth buckling in Anthony (Nathaniel and Abby’s baby – our great-grandson) before we went shopping.
Our first stop was a roadside vegetable stand where Abby bought a basket of peaches, and I bought a tomato. I love garden-fresh tomatoes and ours weren’t ripe yet.
We bought a lot more at Sharp Shopper. I got some good food bargains for Cousin’s Week.
Abby bought another basket of peaches at Glenwood Farms and I found a few more things for Cousin’s Week.
By the time we got to Wal-Mart, Anthony needed lunch, so Abby stayed in the van to feed him while Elizabeth checked on a special tea that Abby wanted (they didn’t have it) and I bought Subway sandwiches. (Our Wal-Mart has a Subway inside.)
We opened the van windows and enjoyed a delightful picnic.
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Since Anthony was full and happy again, Abby asked if we could stop at Madelyn’s Closet in Ephrata (a thrift store). It was half-price day, and she was looking for little boy clothing for Anthony.
I found a light, dressy Chico jacket that was a perfect fit for me. As I was examining it for flaws, I noticed that it was new – with an original price tag of $88.00 ~ then marked down to $52.99. The thrift store price was $9.85 ~ and since everything was half-price, I paid $4.93. 🙂
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Our last stop was Good’s Store where I bought two air mattresses for Cousin’s Week as Cerwin was taking two of ours along on a chapel maintenance trip to Shrewsbury, Massachusetts ~ during Cousin’s Week.
Cerwin and Glenn Fahnestock were replacing a chapel door and making several other repairs ~ that would take more than one day, so they were going to sleep on the chapel one night.
Elizabeth spent the next week ~ August 17 -26 ~ in New Windsor, Maryland, with other members of her team as they trained for a one-year term of volunteer service in Lewiston, Maine, with Brethren Volunteer Service/Brethren Revival Fellowship.
Your jacket was a great bargain! I like bargains. I’ve heard of Lewiston, Maine. I must have had relatives who lived there in the past. I had a fresh tomato sandwich for lunch today. My grand-daughter brought the tomatoes from her garden. I made home-made tomato soup for supper tonight. Recipe is in the 1972 Mennonite Community Cookbook. Campbell’s just doesn’t taste good to me anymore.
I love bargains! I agree. I love home-made tomato soup.
That jacket sounds like a best-ever bargain! How fun to share a shopping trip with Elizabeth and Abby, even if you did have to plan it out 😉 ! Fresh tomatoes are coming out here now too — those who grow them can’t give them away fast enough!
I had a really good day with them.