The boy and I went to get haircuts whereupon I spent more money than should be allowed by law on a conditioner that promises to "non-chemically" straighten my hair. I don't want it perfectly straight, I just want the curls relaxed to about twice their size or a nice wave, so I can get a comb through it. I might even consider growing it longer if this stuff is as effective at relaxing my hair as it was my spending hand. Still, since I have hardly any hair, it'll probably last for 6 months or until I lose it. Guess which one comes first.I also bought $80 worth of underwear. I can't imagine how, but there it was. I was going to mail order it, but I have no idea where I put the catalog I stashed (great to hide something from others and end up hiding it from oneself). Mom throws all the others out. I've really gotta get some cool pants so I can bear the 90-105 average temperature here. Also, the undies are less expensive in the catalog, though they have cuter ones in the store. Trade off, I guess.
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Took the boy to the toy store because I've been promising to buy him a basketball, but never got around to it before. I also thought we should try some card and board games because I don't think he should play video games as much as he does. Besides, it's the first thing my mom restricts him from, so he either plays them all day or can't at all.
I bought some Uno cards because I don't know what happened to my cards. I also like how you can be all vicious when you play Uno. We played the longest game because I didn't shuffle the cards enough. We each got to Uno several times, but got up to as many as a dozen cards, with neither having anything to play. I don't know why I thought it was a good idea to sit on the outdoor, upstairs tables outside the food court, but we only lost one yellow 0 when the wind kicked up. Amazingly, we found it when we left the mall about 20 minutes later.
Mom picked us up and we had dinner at one of the many bakery/restaurants in the area. I never realized before that we have three such chains here. I always think in terms of what SF and NY have that the Empire doesn't, but neither one has so much as a Target. It's really hard to find good deals on basics like toilet paper, soap, feminine products and housewares in the big city. You can, but you usually have to schelp them in from the suburbs.
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It was great fun to shot a few hoops with the boy. I thought the basketball and board games would be some good things to play together. Also, it's good for him to get outside the house more. Great for me, too. I was amazed to find out how fun and polite he was on the basketball court. He kept fetching my ball. I didn't ask him to and I did it myself for quite a while, but then he just started doing it. He tends to complain when we ask him to do anything (clean his room, put his clothes in the dirty clothes hamper, change the litter, feed the cat, etc.), so I really appreciated him doing something without being asked, something I wouldn't even ask of him. Maybe from there we can work on all the complaining and backtalk, because my patience is worn thin in just two months. I don't want to lose my temper with him, but on the other hand, he needs to learn to stop correcting everything we do and say and disobeying constantly. I don't want every day to be a battle, just to get him to do basic things. I keep telling him, I'd rather he take 30 seconds to do the things we expect of him (mostly taking care of himself and the cat), rather than us having to tell him 3+ times for everything. That way, we can spend more time enjoying each other. Much better, I say.
It's finally happened. I'm becoming a cat lady. I never thought of myself as a cat person, having never had one before. For that reason, the cat just fascinates me no end.
