Finding the Good

Well, our family dilema today is finding a Harry Potter costume on short notice.  Our 4th grader is presenting a book report on Monday and has to act out in costume a part in his chosen book.  Sounds simple enough but of course he leaves the costume bit up to mom.  He has soo much faith in the fact that I can whip up a perfect cloak on my sewing machine..problem is..I don't sew.  I do consider myself to be fairly crafty but for some reason when it comes to fabric, it usually ends badly.  This morning I was reminded several times to plllllease get the fabric for the cloak..knowing full well I'm going to be scouring the Goodwill and all party stores in the area..First I check kijiji found one - $40..hmmm too much for a one day event.  So I'm standing in the costume section of the first party store and overhear a couple desprately looking for a kings cloak but of course none to be found.  Ironically, I just filled a bag to send to the Goodwill and within the toys, games etc is a kings cloak :)..so I rush out to the car and walk back in with the red cloak that both my son's adored for many years and handed it over.  They were soo happy and we laughed at the situation.  Okay, so back to Harry..no costumes anywhere for me so 3 stores later I end up in a small Goodwill store near my house and drop off all the donations, walk in and start searching..nothing.  I walk up to the sales clerk and ask about costumes..she says "what are you looking for?"...I reply "Harry Potter cloak".  She then proceeds to tell me that her son has the full outfit in the exact size that I am looking for and she'll lend it to me!  What are the odds?  I guess the bottom line is that in this week full of snow shoveling, viruses in the house, vacuuming, laundry etc. I'm going to do my best to remember that I'm not alone in this..I can feel it.