I was driving the boys home from school today and Jazz says to me:
“Mom. I need a tie-dye shirt.”
“You need a what?”
“A tie-dye shirt. Or maybe a funky 70’s belt. Do we have any afro wigs?”
“Of course!” I said. “I’m sure we have some lying around in the attic.”
Dude snorts with appreciation.
“What in the world do you need that stuff for?”
“We’re having a contest in band. We all need to show up to practice tonight wearing something from the 70’s.”
“Well, I hate to disappoint you, but I’m fairly certain we don’t have anything like that lying around the house.”
“Oh man. If I don’t show up wearing a tie-dye shirt tonight, my section is going to be mad at me.”
“Maybe grandma can make a tie-dye shirt,” says Dude.
“Of course she can,” I reply. “But grandma doesn’t have time to make you a tie-dye shirt. Especially not in three hours!”
“It wouldn’t be dry by that time, anyway,” says Dude.
I nod in agreement.
“Well, can we go to Wal-Mart and see if they have any tie-dye shirts?”
“Jazz, I’m not about to run around town to try and find you a tie-dye shirt! Why didn’t they give you more time to find this stuff?”
“I don’t know. Can we go?”
I heave a big sigh.
“Fine. We’ll check Wal-Mart. But don’t get your hopes up. I think it’s very unlikely we’ll find a tie-dye anything right now. That hasn’t been in style in like, forever.”
“Okay.”
We drop Dude off at home so he can get started on his homework and then Jazz and I head up to Wal-Mart.
We head toward the men section and would you believe one of the FIRST things we see is none other than a tie-dye t-shirt with his school logo on it??!?
What are the odds??
I just picked Jazz up from practice and do you know their alto saxophone section won the contest? His sectional leader said that was the first time the alto saxes had won in the four years she had been there.
And it’s mainly because we found a tie-dye t-shirt for Jazz to wear.
The things I do for me kids. 🙂
Write From Karen 
they must have been so excited to win! congrats on finding that tshirt, Super Mom!