Joanie at the store today

Shopping. :) Gotta love shopping!

I was in the store today shopping for Ryan, who turns 9 tomorrow. (9!!!) It's so fun picking out stuff you KNOW he'll love! :) - A new watch... A science set to make your own soda pop..... A book that teaches how to make the coolest paper airplanes.... A couple of pairs of pants for his skinny little butt... (not an easy task - why exactly do "they" not make size 9?!! Sizes jump from 8 to 10! 8 slim - too short. 10 slim- too long. Ridiculous!)

Then the eyes wander to the little kids section... Oooo!! Little dresses for Wilma - on sale of course!! And little shirts and shorts for Nelson!!! Awww - that one has a frog on it! Oh! The fun!!

And THEN..... The plush Dora and the plush Diego! Yep, those are coming with me! I actually caught myself gushing "oh how CUTE" out loud - made a quick check to see if anyone was watching.

I made my way to the checkout. Oh, I just HAD to share the joy at finding these adorable things for my soon-to-be niece and nephew that my sister is in the process of adopting from Guatemala with the check out person. She was a pretty Latino girl. "Oh really?!" She said, "How cute! I'm adopted. How old are the kids?" I told her that the little girl was three, and the boy, 1. She said she was adopted when she was three.... stranger yet.... she AND her brother were adopted by her parents! He was 5, she was 3. She went on to say how grateful she was for her parents. How wonderful they were to them, and what a great thing it was for her and her brother to be adopted. She said she would like to do the same some day.

How about that! Now THAT was a great day shopping! Some strange coincidences!