Helena has wanted to “save up” twenty dollars to buy some doll that she’s seen at Puff ‘N Stuff, a local gift store. She doesn’t get any allowance anyway, so I’m unsure where this would come from.

Since today was her half birthday, I made a card that said, “Happy Half Birthday….pick which one you want” that was addressed to “Punky”. I had Liam run it into the store and hand it to the cashier without the girls knowing because they were busy in Jackson’s Gelato’s bathroom. (I’m not sure if it is an autoflusher).

Anyhow, so we go into Puff ‘N Stuff afterward because the kids always ask to go in there. Helena and Ada immediately run over to the display of the Ugly dolls. How Helena misses seeing the card that is sitting there for her in unknown to the rest of us all (Liam, myself, and the two awesome owners). Helena and Ada walk around the display about four times before I tell Liam to go over there and say, “What’s this?”, which he does poorly, because neither Helena nor Ada seem to take notice. Meanwhile, the owners and I are laughing because Helena is RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CARD over and over again.

Eventually she finds it and picks it up. Once she opens it she runs over and gives me a big hug, then she goes back and starts shopping. Ada is already asking me if she can have one for her half-birthday, which I tell her is a long way away (although her birthday is not even a month away).

It turns out that it isn’t even an Ugly Doll, but I can’t remember what kind it is at the moment.