Oh, that.
>> Monday, May 2, 2011
Faced my arch-nemesis yet again this morning. Apparently this family wants to eat EVERY day, and that requires continuous grocery shopping? WTF, reality?
It actually went quite well, all things considered. The only comment I have to make is this. Why, bagger guy? Why must you pack my bags so unevenly? The bag of (almost) all frozen food, I get. The separate bag for cleaning/beauty supplies, totally cool. Even the bag of all canned goods I kind of understand (though my shoulder is less forgiving). But why did you split these dry goods in this manner? Why stuff one bag full to the top and leave the other with only a bag of baby carrots, a can of pears, and a thing of chocolate syrup? This irritates me. I used to work at a store. I rang up and bagged groceries. I understand it can be difficult to prioritize and categorize when everything comes at you in no order. But this I do not understand. I would even understand if that tiny bag was the last one you packed and you were just like in the zone and all of a sudden "oh, that's everything?" but no. This bag was in the middle. You chose to stop at three items and place that bag down into my cart. WHY?!?!!?!?!?! I am just so befuddled by your decision, oh bagger boy.
Did you think the blue bag just wasn't up to the job?Also today. First iced beverage purchase of the season at the 'bux. So stoked about that. Went running this morning for the first time in a month. Apparently when the weather is nice and nobody is impressed by my running 3 miles I lose all motivation. I'm like one of those annoying people who doesn't like a band anymore because they're "too popular". Running. Psh. It's nice out, everyone is running. I used to run when it was cold and nobody else even wanted to go outside. In other words, I'm SUPER lame.
Okay. So this morning went really well. All that stuff I said plus then the babies napped for 3 full hours and I did things like start this blog post. Then they woke up. And we had lunch. And then I got the bright idea to go to the playground before dinner.
It sounded like a good plan. Walk the 15 min to the playground, have a little fun, walk home in time to get dinner in the oven. Oh, yeah, that sounds great! And I'll bring the dog! Cause she'll like that! And it's so nice out!
AHGAROGROGRHOAGGJHGOAHRHGHGH.
First mistake- I decided not to drag the double jogger up from the basement, and instead put Violet in the umbrella stroller and let Fiona walk. Thank goodness she declined my offer of allowing her to bring either her doll stroller or her bike. Our 15-minute walk, while absolutely enjoyable, took us over an hour.
NO, Mama. Don' hulp. Imma push my sister Bi-let.Second mistake- The dog. Oh, the dog. She's mostly good, but there are NINE JILLION RABBITS and oh the rabbits. This dog is crazy for them. Full on crazy-fit with yelping, she gets so worked up wanting to chase them that she pulls on the leash like a maniac....gah. Nearly knocked Fiona down once. But other than the rabbits...
Third mistake- Got a bit overconfident on the potty training issue. She's been doing so well! And even this morning, when we went grocery shopping, no accidents! Soooooooo yeah. You see where this is going. And not just wet. THANK GOODNESS I went to a new playgroup a couple weeks ago and met a woman that lives directly across the street from this playground, and has a son about the same size as Fiona, so I was able to go over and beg a diaper off her.
So there I stood, on the porch of a fairly new acquaintance. In one hand I held the end of the dog's leash as she pulled like CRAZY toward the three rabbits in the next yard. With the other hand I did my best to clean up my poor little soiled 2-year-old. Violet sat in the stroller, happily crunching away on an apple.
THIS is my life.
Sigh.
As we started back toward home, Fiona started begging to go play on the playground some more. I caved, since quite frankly, the thought of that hour-long walk home was not in the least bit appealing. I called Nate, who mercifully had already arrived home, and was able to drive the mile over to the playground to pick us up. My hero.
And tomorrow we get to wake up and do it all again.
Oh, and Violet pooped in the tub. Again. As usual.
6 comments:
Thank you!!!! For a good chuckle this AM as I read and I am reassured that I am not the only one who lives in this crazy "mommyland!"
Awww, and for you to find the positive in this is just so great. I would totally be saying FML the entire time and totally loosing my cool.
Tube Poop???
I blame the computer lag for my spelling of "tub." I was filling in another heading at the same time and there was a lag moment that I didn't notice. Although, tube poop also is quite disturbing.
Okay... I have to admit that even in your times of parenting hardship, you are still using your bags. I can't remember to get them out of my trunk. You are amazing all the same. The fact that you had the balls to go to the "other mothers" house is some steal mothering skills. I would have just walked the kids all the way home in one heck of a messy diaper feeling awful all the way.
Haha, Kayla at least I had met this mother! When Fiona was a baby I totally went up to a STRANGER AT THE MALL whose kid looked about the same size as mine and asked for a diaper cause I didn't have one for some reason. Basically, I FAIL at planning and so have cultivated my begging/scheming skillset.
Also, the bags. I use them about 3/4 of the time. If I make it Fiona's job to carry them to the car it helps cause she is little miss one-track-mind and doesnt forget and leave them on the front seat as I am wont to do.
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