Shop...

Till they drop they say. And today I think it could be said that we did.

Katherine is only two weeks off ten (which I'm sure I've said before) and her childlike innocence is starting to go and she's growing up

With the growth mentally and to some extent physically, she needed to change her dress and image. Now while I didn't want her to look like some kind of teenage tart, I felt that it was time for her to stop looking a bit like Dora the Explorer.

Luckily for all concerned a young student friend of mine (Miv) is visiting this weekend, so the three of us headed for Matalan, leaving Christine with Robin.

I usually dread these shopping trips as its a fine line to walk and hard to get clothes to fit etc. This time, lead by Miv, we went for a different approach. Everything Katherine liked the look of, we put in the trolley and we headed to the changing rooms. We were in and out like jack rabbits while Katherine tried things on and discarded some awful things.

Eventually we were left with two oufits that looked just right on her and for the first time a pair of JEANS!!!! If you only knew how many pairs we' ve tried on in the past and failed to get any to fit her!!

All in all, I enjoyed the trip and having a 3rd, neutral party was a great idea. Katherine is thrilled with her clothes, I'm happy with how she looks and even Robin liked them too.

As for me, my back aches, my ankles are puffy, I ache and I'm shattered but its a small price to pay for a happy shopping trip. :)