As I have said before, my husband is retiring from the Air Force the first week of May 2008. Yesterday, the five kids and I went shopping for clothes to wear to the retirement ceremony. The closest Mall is about 45 minutes away depending on the traffic. We had to take two cars. It was a good trip. The mall wasn’t too crowded. Customer service was very good especially at JCPenny’s men’s department. My 17 year old son is 6feet tall and as big around as a twig. What he needed was a pair of slacks that was 28w 32long. Ok! They don’t make that size in casual slacks in the men’s department. At least, not in any of the brands on display. My son is too tall for the clothes in the boys department. For some reason, they think boys are short and squatty. Anyway, we had lots of help at JCPenny’s. Ethan was measured and the hunt for a pair of pants began. We found a nice black pair that was 30w 32long. They fit very nicely and not to0 baggy in the butt. And they were on sale for 55% off. That is always a plus. Then we had to find a shirt and tie. Ethan was set on a white shirt. I would have preferred a color of some kind but he wanted white. I have never bought a dress shirt for Ethan so I had no idea what size to look for. Apparently, he is a 14 neck with 32-33 length. The men at JCPennys were a bit surprised at how short Ethan arms were. LOL!! It’s because he is so skinny and has no shoulder width. Morgan located a beautiful purple tie for Ethan but it was $28 dollars on sale and I was trying to keep cost down ’cause remember I have 5 children, four of those I have to buy clothes for. We settled on a lovely redish tie that was also on sale for $12. We also located a black belt that was on sale for $10. All we have to do now is find Ethan a pair of shoes.
While Ethan, Morgan and I were shopping at JCpennys. Heather, Stephanie and Rachel were on the bottom level of the mall looking for clothes and stumbled upon two men fighting with knives. The fight broke up without anyone being hurt. I received a phone call from Stephanie as things were happening. It was a bit unnerving.
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1 Ricardo // Mar 27, 2008 at 1:28 am
He’s looking very suave there indeed. I had the EXACT same issue when I was his age but it all worked out in the end. I was the same size and it was very hard to find clots for me. Your husband is calling it quits with the Air Force? Can he get me a flight on the Stealth bomber? The F-15E? No? I’m just asking.
2 Marsha Loftis // Mar 27, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Ricardo- LOL! sorry can’t get you a ride on a fast plane. My husband works at the hospital. I might be able to get you a tour of labor and delivery or something like that.
3 Ricardo // Mar 27, 2008 at 11:39 pm
What if I have kidney stones or something? Can the hospital help me with that? I’ll be down right away if I come down with any.
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