braving the mall

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I’ve said here before that I am not a "shopper" by nature, but today I am marching forth to do my Christmas shopping. I’m meeting Daughter #1, and we are risking life and limb at Toys R Us, Home Depot, CompUSA, and various stores in the mall. As a reward, we are then eating at Boise’s brand new Cheesecake Factory. Not sure what I will eat for lunch, but Banana Creme Cheesecake is on my list for dessert.

Tonight I’m off to watch Granddaughter #1 perform in a Christmas choir program. I missed Grandson #2’s school program because … nobody told me when it was. (Boy, did they get a talking to!) Tomorrow morning, it’s Daughter #2’s preschoolers’ turn to perform. Those Christmas programs are always fun.

Of course, I am supposed to be writing today and tomorrow (something that is moving more slowly than I would like), but kids are little such a short time. We don’t dare blink or we’ll miss them growing up. I’ll just have to write more on Saturday to make up for the time spent doing life’s more important things.

Well, the mall beckons.

-rlh-