The Good, The Bad, & The Fabulous

Today seemed like a total bust. We didn't have school today, unless you count Todd making 'documentaries' of the grandaddy longlegs on the mailbox and the kids jumping on my bed as school.

I needed to do grocery shopping and pick up a few things at Walmart. I had a momentary lapse in judgement and took all 3 boys with me. We found what we needed in Walmart in record time and decided to have lunch with Ian while we were in town. Next up was the grocery store where my children suddenly forgot how to behave in public. I just want to know one thing. Why in the world do grocery stores put toys in the front of the store before you can even make it to the produce section? Why do they even have toys at all? I have to explain to my kids every time we're in there that I'm there to buy food, not toys. Can you eat the toys for supper?

So after about 5 min.(yes, only 5 min. but it seemed way longer) of trying to get my children away from the toys and interrupting Todd's attempts to dump Zack off the front of the cart, I decided it wasn't worth it to try to shop with them today, or any other day for that matter. I marched their happy little selves right back out to the car and we came home. I will, from this point on, shop alone unless it's absolutely necessary. And even then I'll find a babysitter.

On a good note, (or the fabulous part) a cousin gave me a ton of clothes for Lauren. She desperately needed winter clothes. There were even a few things for Matt and Zack in there. I have some clothes that a friend gave me a while back, but they're all 24 month to 2T and she won't be able to wear them this winter and probably not next winter. She's such a little pea mite, not like the boys at all. I'm not used to having one so dainty. She'll be 18 months old next month and she's in size 12 month and some 18 month stuff. I can't wait for her to wear some of these clothes. They are super cute! Some still have tags on them. Thanks, Roxann!