It’s no secret to my friends and family that I was enamored with (Seasons 1, 2 and 3) — this year, not so much. But, when this tidbit in the
appeared, I couldn’t respond fast enough. The newspaper will mail you a packet of materials you will use to design an outfit for a
or any 14-inch doll. Photos of the creation are due Feb. 22. I hope they include our school colors and allow us to use the hot-glue gun.
The today combined two of my favorite subjects into one story: fashion and
and to cap it all off - it took place in one of my favorite towns -
. Does it get any better than that? Reporter Jenny Miller landed the plumb assignment of trailing the wardrobe stylists for the Dillon Panthers’ squad, and then
on their daily shopping trips scouring Austin boutiques. Do they need an intern? I can do that job. Wait, I do do that job. Today’s clothing of choice for the four coaches kids: 17-year-old (T-shirt caught at a pep rally three weeks ago - being 6-4 has its advantages); 15-year-old (required team traveling shirt and pair of khaki pants found at 11:17 p.m. last night when informed semi-single parent that he needed them for a game today and couldn’t wear his “church pants” and he has grown three inches); 13-year-old daughter (school t-shirt - the other five she tried on are still lying on her bedroom floor - they are almost identical, but they are soooo different, Mom); and 10-year-old son (booster club t-shirt bought last year at discount, close-out price of $2). Do I see a pattern here? A common theme? To my recollection,
hasn’t worn any Dillon Panther t-shirts and I think I’ve only seen
wear one to bed. Hello! Are you really playing a coaches’ wife? It doesn’t matter. If I looked as fab as Tami, I’d shop at
as well. I wonder if the stylists read
? Or if they have visited
? It’s a new season in our house, and that means a new wardrobe.
Invariably the first question, a coaches wife asks when the coach tells them they are moving to a new school is: “What are their school colors?” There’s nothing worse than being saddled with a school color that just doesn’t work for you. When we went to black and yellow, that’s where I drew the line and stopped trying to blend in with the home crowd. From that point on, I just wore whatever I wanted. Sure, I get chastised a bunch but a woman’s gotta do what a woman’s gotta do. So, as some of us get used to new school colors, or a change to the crisp Friday nights, I thought article from the Dallas Morning News could give some inspiration on how to update your fall wardrobe. Looking good doesn’t mean spending hundreds of dollars. I constantly scour Goodwill and thrift stores. If it doesn’t work, I’m not out much money. Plus, to me, the hunt is almost as exciting as the find.
I am mourning the loss of my white strappy sandals and my white ballet flats this Labor Day. They won’t see sunlight until Easter unless I feel daring. I’m not a conformist but more of a traditionalist….I don’t like to break rules. So, while many fashionistas breezily wear white into the fall and winter, I can’t bring myself to do it. The rule has its roots in the 50s when the upper class wanted to distinguish itself from the lower class who they believed didn’t know proper etiquette. Isn’t putting others down poor etiquette as well? One of my favorite bloggers, gives his take on this age-old question. On the up side, it may be a good time to see if I can snag a pair on sale for next summer. I think I need a shoe with a little bit of a heel….preferably in 8 1/2.
I always fold the slip of paper at an angle before dropping it in the box when entering raffles or contests. The reasoning I was told many years ago by a professional prize winner was that the “pretty girl” who pulled the prize out of the hopper would grab onto the pointed-end sticking out of the pile so she wouldn’t break her nail. It never worked for me, but I have had a teensy bit of luck entering contests online. A word to the wise: set up a free email account (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.) that way your inbox isn’t inundated with SPAM. I am a habitual player of and have come close several times (you have to be quick and current with USWeekly photos), but my only win online so far has been the
and
. I recently entered
contest for heel protectors. I love high heels but I am deathly afraid of wearing them to games for fear of scarfing them up in a gravel parking lot. As I come across other contests, I will post them here.
I am the mother of four and the wife of a high school coach in a small town in Texas. It is a job in which I was unprepared but which I have embraced with passion, tears and enthusiasm.
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