toy store tantrum (BIKE)

This weekend, the Sesame Street Live show was in Austin. We debated extensively about whether or not to go. Tickets were still available at the door but we decided not to go. Instead, we thought it would be a better idea to use the money we would have spent on tickets to buy toys for my yard (not for my yard to play with but for me to play with in my yard).

We could have gone to the show and bought toys, of course, but my mom wants me to learn budgeting skills. She says if I don't learn now, I never will. That may be true; my sister learned well. She is a tightwad with her money and she has an elaborate system set up where she lends herself money. Also, little known fact: if she ever tries to borrow money from my mom, there is a formal and very invasive application process. My sister has only ever borrowed money three times from my mom!

After my nap and lunch, we left for the toy store. I picked out a shovel, a truck because no shopping trip would be complete without a new truck, and I cannot even remember what else. It was dark when I got home so I haven't unpacked my yard toys yet. We looked at several different push cars (bikes, as I called them). The one in the photo is the one I desperately want (loved the pink and purple). My mom let me ride the bikes in the store for an hour. When it was time to go, wow did I get mad. I yelled BIKES as loud as I possibly could and turned bright red and tossed my head back so fiercely that I am quite lucky it didn't come off.

I cried all the way to Whole Foods and told everyone there about the bikes. We had a lovely dinner at Whole Foods and we spent some time on the playground. I drank a 12 ounce smoothie and ate my usual dinner of special beans, other beans, corn, veggies, and a roll (no tamari tofu today boo hoo). My mom had Indian food and I ate most of that too.

The good news is that I am getting a bike. just not today. We are going to order it from Amazon so it will be cheaper, tax-free, and it will get delivered right to our door. I am not getting the one in the photo, though, because it doesn't allow me to push myself but I am getting one that is similar.

And the other good news is that I will go to the Sesame Street Live show next winter when it comes.

tired.