Taking the Scenic Route

This morning, when Zach took Zane to his swimming lesson, he was dressed in shorts.  It was 73 degrees F.  Balmy for a Kansas November.  When Zach left for his interview (which went well, but we won’t hear back until at least the end of the month) there was a package on our doorstep.  I knew I hadn’t ordered anything and was quite confused, and then excited when I saw my name on it (meaning it wasn’t a misdelivery).

I brought the package inside and discovered the winter coat for Zora.  Now I have bid on at least 200 coats on ebay in hopes of getting a nice coat and had no luck.  I was starting to get a bit nervous about it.  Winters here can get really, really cold and with a less than reliable car, a really good coat is very neccesary for safety reasons.  Not only was it the perfect coat (my “dream coat” for her), but there was also a matching hat and mittens!  WOW!  Thank you my dear friend.  It meant a LOT to me!

Zora loved it too.  She immediately donned the hat (and she doesn’t generally like hats a lot) and wanted to wear it.  It was too hot to keep the coat on her, but I let her wear the hat around and put on the mittens for a short bit. 

A few hours later, she was back to playing with her new hat and mittens, singing as she took the gloves on and off.

Such a joy!

This evening a cold front came through.  It is now 43 degrees.  That is the expected high for at least the next week, with the lows in the 20s.  Talk about incredible timing.  Couldn’t have been better.  When Zach ran to the store tonight, we were excited to give the coat it’s first test run.  It is cute as a button on her, fits, but plenty of growing room.  I am so happy!