To Go Shopping With Tara...

The other day I came home from the store with a few items more than were on my list. Chris' remark when I showed him the merchandise was, "You are not allowed to go shopping while you are on the phone with Tara!" You see, when you go shopping with Tara, she has a way of making items you might otherwise say weren't in the budget seem justified somehow. Its great and scary all at the same time. My favorite phrase of her persuasive jargon is "Sometimes you have to get something for yourself. If the mom is not happy then nobody in the family is happy." This is, of course, the one that usually makes it seem alright; the one that makes me say, "She's right! I do need this." And, of course, once the purchase is justified in my mind, I do feel happy.