Once upon a time there was an errand that needed running (WOW! there’s an opener for ya!)
A post office run.
So the mama took her two bear cubs, one by the hand and one in a stroller, into town.
Before they could leave the house the big sister said, “Do you think this outfit will do, for the post office?”
“You mean you want to wear your winter dress, with rhinestones on the sleeves, that you can’t even zip up all the way, your sparkly red shoes, your “somewhere over the rainbow” socks, and carry your Toto too?”
BUT OF COURSE YOU DO!
Off to the post office they went.
And after that job was done. A siren call was heard. It was the call of… the thrift store.
“Come to me! Park your stroller on the street, because rent is high, this space is tiny and we have so much stuff in here that you can barely see the floor. If you can get through the front door, there’s treasures to be had! You must dig through all the crap to find it. But it is here. Of this, I promise you.”
The call was strong. It could not be resisted.
But Homer did not write this tale — even though I know you’re thinking this tale is one of mythic Greek proportions — so unlike the sailors who met a deadly fate the Mama bear and her two cubs DID find
t r e a s u r e.
(If we’d taken the stroller inside we might have never made it out alive!)
It even sparkled!
The Mama Bear thought that the big sister’s first outfit of the day could not be beat.
Boy, was she WRONG!
(This new outfit was somewhere between Strictly Ballroom and Starlight Express.)
You can’t touch this!
Oh, but there is more! (who needs a fairy god mother when you’ve got a local thrift store!?)
The Big Sister Bear said,
“This is red. This is what hot sand looks like. Call me,
HOT SAND
whenever I wear this, okay?”
“If you insist.” replied the Mama Bear.
Not all the treasures were chintz.
Some even had a little class.
Cue, baby bear!
Cost of this item? $7.50, with the tags still on it which means – never been worn by anybody but our very own Baby Bear.
Not bad, eh?
And that is the true story of when the Bear family found treasure at the thrift store.
August 21st, 2009 at 11:25 am
“Call me HOT SAND?!” Ha ha! So great. I love it! Millie, you rock, baby! And Clara, you’re just too cute.
August 21st, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I am laughing out loud! It’s not just the outfit, it’s the attitude of, “I look fabulous” that goes along with it that makes it so priceless. The likes of Millie in this blue number have never been seen around these parts before, the neighbors will be talking about her ‘fabulosity’ for weeks to come!
August 21st, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Holy Toledo! That was THE funniest thing I’ve seen/read for weeks, even months. Heck. It may be the hardest I’ve laughed all YEAR! Liza, you say you’re not funny, but think of how brilliantly you laid out this post. It’s not just the picture of Millie in her SLAMMIN’ outfit (which, I am promising right now if you use for your 2009 Christmas card, I may consider doing the ugly sweater thing that Ben wants to do so badly), but how you slowly unveil it. And then the caption that goes with it…holy smokes! I think we’ll be sayin’ “Show me your pasa double – SUCKAZ!” for years to come. At least I know we’ll be sayin’ it in the Zimmer household. Dude, I was laughin’ SO hard! I thought I’d pulled it together, but then the photo of Millie lookin’ like she was FEELIN’ IT with the caption “You can’t touch this,” just put me over the edge. Oh, my GOODNESS, that was awesome. I can’t wait to show the Zimmer-man. I’m gonna read it again right now…
August 24th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Millie…you are my absolute inspiration !!!! If ever there was a way to wear clothes with attitude…that girl has got it goin’ on !!!! Oh how I chuckled reading this…’absolutely FABulous’, as they say here in this fashion capital !!…Those supermodels could learn a thing from your little girl. LOVE this post !!..you are hilarious.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
You are KILLING me!! I love this post. “You can’t touch this” is right!