I am feeling so pleased with myself. I talked my son into helping to choose a new coat (he outgrew his old one). That was a challenge, because he thought he could get through the cold months with just his "heavy" hoodie. No, son. No.

So I got him to tell me what features a new coat would have to have, and then I FOUND it and it was ON SALE and it was even the RIGHT COLOR. I jumped right on that. I measured him to make sure it would fit and pulled the trigger while we were in the car on the way somewhere (to a game session, I think).

It arrived this past week and it's great. It fits, he will wear it, and it seems sufficiently warm.

Just in time, because a week from now we are supposed to hit a huge cold snap.

I feel like I got a good grade in "Mom."