We went into Lincoln today to go to church with the Kolliparas. Church was good. Afterward we all went out to eat at Panera Bread. Bread was good. After that we quested far and wide across Lincoln in search of pants. Quest was good. Samith joined us for the first part.
Super Target yielded one pair (Samith caught 4 shirts and Lauren snagged one too). Next we went to Office Depot, and no pants were found, but I got two speakers for school. Since Lowes was right by Office Depot, we went there and I picked up some of the last things for mounting video projectors in the classrooms at Lincoln Lutheran. After that we dropped Samith off. (He had softball games to attend and, get this, play in.)
After a quick jaunt to The Fort for boots we went to Target number 2, but it was a pointless stop. From there Yonkers offered up 5 pair of pants. 3 dress pants to replace some that have been going to church with me for over a decade, and two pair of school pants. J.C. Penney’s was a complete bust, but Sears had a pair. After a fabulous lunch at the mall food court, we went to the final Target and found one more pair.
Lauren needed to grab some baskets at Shopko for her newly made cubbies and I scoped out the pant situation there as well. They were a little more money than the others I bought, but they have pleated fronts. The two from Yonkers have silly flat fronts. They might need replacing.
Last year I bought 6 pair of ultra cheap pants from ShopKo for $7.99 each, but they didn’t hold up well (even allowing for the occasional mishap). This year I decided to spend more money ($11.95-$15.99 each).