Taking Elliana out to get school clothes, then, had to be my first effort at buying school clothes.
Fortunately, the spree only took two stores before I knew that I was creating a nightmare for Candace. Elliana had figured out that she pretty much was getting everything she wanted, and she was taking full advantage of Papa! After Target and Old Navy, I knew I had bought too much, and that Candace would have to return some of the stuff for the money.
If I once knew how much she returned, I've forgotten. I do remember, however, taking six or seven large bags and several long receipts up to her apartment and apologizing for what I did. I also remember her telling me that her mom was likely to do something similar.
I promised her that it would not happen again, and, as I said earlier, it was my last time shopping for school clothes!
