This was not how I imagined spending my 39th birthday.
We met Nelly downtown at the Orange store where we could buy cell phones and sign up for a plan. This is not how Kaitlyn imagined she’d spend any day. After begging for the pink Hello Kitty phone, she started misbehaving just enough to win a trip out of the store to walk up and down the pedestrian street. Out there she’d be ok for a while then finally stop listening to me until I got fed up and took her back into the store where the whole cycle started all over again. Unfortunately, buying two cell phones took just over two hours. That is a lot of misbehaving and frustrating one’s mother. (especially on her birthday)
We drove past a couple of car dealerships while Kaitlyn napped. We cannot actually talk to any of the salesmen, which isn’t really such a bad thing. We just wanted to see what they had. I have a relatively short list of cars I want to consider for my voiture: Nissan Micra, Mini Cooper, Mercedes Benz A class and the Citroen C4. The Citroen dealership didn’t have any of the C4’s with the body style I like. Or the features Bill likes. Then we stopped at the Mercedes dealership. They seemed to have a few of the A170’s, so that stayed on the list.
Before it closed, we needed to stop at Carrefour, so that was our next destination. Again, not how I imagined I’d spend my birthday. Bill had to buy the router that someone had shown him to buy, even though it will be 10 days before our internet is working in the house. (so we’ve been told) I also had what I thought was a more practical shopping list. Ziploc bags (yes, they have ziploc), hand soap (Dove), tape (scotch), meat for dinner, more Pom Pods. I think that’s what they’re called. They are little foil bags with a spout that you suck applesauce out of. Rather astronaut-like. Kaitlyn loves them. Can’t eat just one at a time. I make her stop after three, but I should make her stop before then.