The Hunt for Christmas Napkins

I got a notice in Ty’s backpack last Thursday from his teacher notifying the parents about the class’s holiday party next week. He asked for donations of party supplies, foods, and time. I always donate something so I signed the form and sent it back saying that I’d donate cookies, napkins and time. Out shopping over the weekend I found a huge package of Christmas sugar cookies at Walgreens for a really great price. Of course, I bought them. This morning I decided to go buy the napkins and deliver everything to Ty’s school. Yes, I’m going to the party next week but with my luck I’d leave the house in a rush and forget the supplies. It was easier this way. There was just one problem; I couldn’t find Christmas napkins.

I had to stop by the post office to get a couple of stamps and mail out my remaining few Christmas cards and check my mail. The post office, by the way, didn’t open until 9:00 and I arrived at 8:45. I thought every post office opened at 8:00 nowadays, especially around the holidays. I was wrong. The Rocky Point Post Office doesn’t open until 9:00. Anyway, I stray from the point. The post office is across the street from Family Dollar – a store that basically sucks as far as price is concerned – where I thought I could get napkins. (Dollar General is much better but there aren’t any here. I’ll have to campaign to the company.) Again, I was wrong.

Family Dollar didn’t get any holiday napkins but they did have plates. I didn’t need plates; I needed napkins. So I left to find another source for my party supplies. Just up the road, and across the street from Ty’s school, is CVS, another store that always has lots of holiday stuff, so I dropped in there. I couldn’t find any holiday napkins so I asked the cashier if they had any. “No, we don’t have anything like that. Did you want the plates that are hard plastic?” I never asked about plates. “No, I’m looking for napkins.” “No, we don’t have anything like that.” I guess it was just too early in the morning for her to understand a basic question.

So I headed back in the opposite direction, back past the school, to Waldbaum’s. I figured a supermarket had to have holiday napkins. Yes, I could’ve just gotten basic white napkins but that wouldn’t have been any fun for the kids. I wanted Christmas napkins. I found them at Waldbaum’s but they only had solid red or solid green. Whatever happened to all the little fancy designs on the holiday party wear? Remember, they used to have little pictures of Santa or some holiday scene or something comparable. That’s all I wanted; some cute little napkins for the kids to use at a school holiday party. But, no, I was stuck getting plain old, boring red and green napkins.

Let’s all get in touch with the party people and complain that I couldn’t find anything festive for my son’s holiday party. I probably could’ve gone to a party supply store but Party Hardy is a few miles away and it wasn’t worth it for a couple of dollars worth of napkins. It doesn’t really matter; I just thought I’d put it out there that I had a hard time finding that specific item. The kids will still have cookies and will have a great time at the party. I can’t wait; and Dolly gets to go with me because her last day of school before the holiday is Wednesday and the party is on Thursday. It’ll be great fun and I’ll be sure to take pictures. Meanwhile, if you’re out looking for napkins for Christmas and can’t find any, let me know and I’ll run to Waldbaum’s for you; I can definitely get them there.

Until next time…peace to all.