I hope all the mother's here had a good weekend! Regardless of whether it was mother's day in your country or not. We must have worn our kids out because they both slept in today. We went to church and then drove up to a mall about an hour and a half from home to shoe shop and have lunch. We also explored Cabela's!! If it had been father's day; DH would have spent the whole day there. DS had a gift card to Build-a-Bear and we had a late lunch at Panera and then went grocery shopping after we made it home. I was pretty worn out myself. But it was worth the trip. The mall had an Aerosoles store and a Sketcher's store (although I didn't find anything in the sketchers store. They didn't have my size in store for my big feet. ) We got lost in the mall a couple times trying to find places. I got my steps in for sure! We dodged the fidget spinner booth and all the little sales booths in the middle trying to get you to sign up for stuff.
Do you open the door for solicitors?
This is a personal pet peeve. If I don't know your coming. Don't!!
Even my kids are learning not to run when they hear the doorbell. And to stay out of sight too. A few times I've felt stuck answering because they ran to the door thinking it was my Mom. I have the door covered by a curtain but you can still see if someone is moving around inside. Maybe I should answer and let them have a 5 minute conversation with my son about fire trucks?
They don't come TOO often here; but I homeschool my kids and they always come in the middle of lessons. Or like the other day. I had sent everyone to the bathroom, had their shoes on, and we were about to walk into the garage to go get some plants and things at Lowes so I could hurry us home and get them planted. And the doorbell rang. And the 2 ladies stood there for at least 5 solid minutes. If not more. I'm not even exaggerating. I found their pamphlet in the front door when we got home.
I bought a No Soliciting sign when we got to Lowes. I wanted one of those cutesy "friends and family welcome" kind; but for now I just have a general, to the point one.
Do you open the door for solicitors?
This is a personal pet peeve. If I don't know your coming. Don't!!
Even my kids are learning not to run when they hear the doorbell. And to stay out of sight too. A few times I've felt stuck answering because they ran to the door thinking it was my Mom. I have the door covered by a curtain but you can still see if someone is moving around inside. Maybe I should answer and let them have a 5 minute conversation with my son about fire trucks?
They don't come TOO often here; but I homeschool my kids and they always come in the middle of lessons. Or like the other day. I had sent everyone to the bathroom, had their shoes on, and we were about to walk into the garage to go get some plants and things at Lowes so I could hurry us home and get them planted. And the doorbell rang. And the 2 ladies stood there for at least 5 solid minutes. If not more. I'm not even exaggerating. I found their pamphlet in the front door when we got home.
I bought a No Soliciting sign when we got to Lowes. I wanted one of those cutesy "friends and family welcome" kind; but for now I just have a general, to the point one.