Mr Mac Adventure

It's getting way too close for comfort for me, this deadline of 19 days.  His farewell is only NINE days!!!!!  Holy Freaking....breathing.....breathing..... =].  Okay.

Oven starts firing up tonight and the cookies and lemon squares start pumping out and into the freezer.  Anthony's cousin is getting baptized tomorrow so that will take some of the time Saturday but THAT is a well worthy purpose and activity to take time for. =]  Anthony and his siblings even get to sing! ;] Niiiiiiice.

I stayed late at work last night so that I could take today off and take Anthony to Mr Macs down in Salt Lake at City Creek.  We'd never been there - parked over at City Creek and WALKED - lol - the entire mall to the other side where Mr Mac is located.  Roughly about 2 blocks plus crossing the street.  I love the fact that they've incorporated the 2 malls together and it is SO beautiful!  I love the creek that they dug up, the over head shelter in the one mall. 

Thanks to the benevolence of a loving and giving ward member, we have the majority of what Anthony needs.  The suit coats fit very nicely and we've done tuxes at David's Bridal - these fit better.  He has a black and a charcoal brown suit with 2 pants, 2 sets of occasional pants, 7 long sleeve wrinkle free white shirts, 2 new ties, and 2 sweater vests.  What a blessing and miracle for us.

We also stopped at Wal-Mart, I know, I know, Dean's he** place but it had what we were looking for.  Thanks to a loving aunt, Anthony was able to get all his underwear, thermals, and winter outer wear.  A russian style hat (cuz baby its gonna be COLD outside), a scarf, driving gloves, shoveling gloves, new belt, and new athletic shoes.  He was very happy with our finds today.  Everything is downstairs in his one suitcase, we will start packing when we get everything together, his other suitcase and carry on. 

The alterations (hemming) on his pants will be completed by next Friday, so he will have his mission outfit totally on for his farewell on Sunday the 13th.  =] 

Mom note:
My boy is grown up.  I can't avoid it anymore.  He told the man who helped us at Mr Mac that he felt like he was 5 as I was helping him put on a sweater vest, etc.  I told him that for the next 2 weeks he is...just for me.