Girls Sweaters
I was having coffee with my sister the other day, and she was sitting there shivering as she looked through a children’s wear catalog. Despite having a coffee in one hand. When I asked her if she needed more sugar in it, she made a face and replied, “It’s not my coffee, thank you very much. It’s Allie. She’s in that not a baby, not a junior phase and she needs some clothes for autumn. The weather is getting cool in case you hadn’t noticed.”
Well, I had of course. But why make her day? So I asked what she was looking for. “I don’t know,” she mumbled. She always mumbles when she has no idea. “Something warm. You know, a blouse or top isn’t enough and a coat is too much.”
“Sweaters,” I nodded sagely. “But not cardigans. For dress-up yes. Church, visiting Mom. But try pullovers or hooded sweaters. They’re great for playing in outside, or for grabbing at the last minute and stuffing in a tote bag, just in case.”
“She wants ‘nice’ clothes.” My darling niece’s mother sighed and took another of those luscious double chocolate chip cookies off the plate. I reached for another myself before the bounty was gone. “They are nice,” I told her. “You can get her favorite color, there are sweaters with cute designs like cats, and you can even show her the sweaters online and let her choose from the ones you like.”
Just then, the four-year old subject of the conversation came wandering into the room. Wearing a cardigan. “You ate all the cookies.” She glared at us both and stomped off. Kids.
