Smells Like Chad

I don't often take my kids to the mall. It's usually an experience I want to forget, and so do most of the other shoppers around us. But, I had to take back some items to AE and yesterday was as good as any other to brave the circumstances. I started with all kinds of bribes: biscuits for breakfast, a visit to the playground, trying out all of the coin operated contraptions, throwing pennies in the fountain and of course the delayed bribe of ice cream "later." As the time came for the stores to actually open, we began walking towards AE. As we walked along in front of Abercrombie, Ash stuck her nose up in the air and started sniffing. "Hey Mom," she announced, "it smells like Chad." Well, it kinda did. Not exactly his scent, but somewhat familiar. I laughed out loud. Abercrombie's doors hadn't even opened yet, but their cologne sure let everyone know they were there. Thank God "Chad" doesn't wear it so thick. That little girl is hilarious...as if she ever goes around calling her daddy "Chad!"

Oh, and as a side note, the shopping went ok, aside from the two little angels that I sometimes call my children ramming the front doors of AE when they felt like we had waited long enough for them to open. The lady in front saw us, but I swear she waited until every other store in the mall was open before she actually opened up. I think she was hoping we would go away. When she actually opened the door, I apologetically mentioned that he (Caed) really just wanted to get in. To which she replied (to Caed), "well do you have any money?" I was quick to answer, "No, but his Mommy does..." Whatever. (I have to stop saying that, Ashlyn actually responded "whatever" to me this morning when I asked her to pick up her markers...yikes...) And, surprisingly after we got into the store they entertained themselves with "captain hooks" (aka: dress hangers) "ya- ya- ya" and climbing into the middle of the racks. The good news is that I actually got some new underwear, which means I can toss out the ones with holes. Always lookin' for the up side!