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It’s red and snappy and they…are future Olympians
By Moriah on April 12th, 2010
I hadn’t intended to ditch my blog for nearly a week — there just wasn’t anything blog-worthy going on! We were mostly house-bound after Andy’s car died a rather miserable death and he needed mine to get to work…
HOWEVER.
On Saturday we found a potential car, ran the history reports, called my sister to come stay with the kids, drove about 45 minutes away to see it, decided to buy it and then did, that afternoon. I had asked the Lord to make it easy if that was what we were supposed to do, and everything kept falling smoothly into place. So that’s that, I have wheels again.
The again-found freedom must have gone to my head, however, because I took all four kids to two different Targets today, on the hunt for various sizes. (Please tell me mine aren’t the only kids who like to “hide” behind the stroller and pack n’ play boxes.)
As we were leaving the second store, I was paying for $1 popcorn for the ride home (SO THAT THEY WOULDN’T FALL ASLEEP) and heard the cashier say “get down!”
Turned around to find Drew standing on the counter above the bar-stools and Madeline walking on the half-wall above it that separates the food court, using it like a balance beam.
WHO ARE THESE CHILDREN AND WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?
(You can imagine how our conversation went on the way home…“We do not walk on the furniture, even in Target!!!”) In all the pulling-children-from-places-they-should-not-be, one of Adelaide’s “flick-flocks” got left. Some amazingly kind soul in the parking lot went and found it and brought it out to me.
Yes. I am that mother.
10 Responses to “It’s red and snappy and they…are future Olympians”
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I always wonder about random shoes in parking lots and on roads. Now I know where they come from! (remind me of this when I decide to have another baby…)
You are that mother… you are Every Mother. That’s why we love ya :-)
My kids would never hide behind the stroller and pack ‘n play boxes or in the center of the clothes rack (oh, wait…you didn’t say that)
I am with Gretchen here. My kids are ALWAYS those kids that mess up clothes racks! I am sure people that work at WallMart know them by name.
Oh no. Josephine likes to hide in the clothes racks so I can’t find her. Freaks me out every time.
*sitting in a circle* “Now, everybody repeat after me … Yes. I am that mother.” hee hee!! We are all that mother!!! Thanks for reminding me that I’m not alone!!
I am *that* mother, too.
And I can’t tell you how relieved I am to know that other people’s kids hide in the clothes racks as well. It always seems like we’re the only hide-and-seek/naughty shoppers when I’m at the store! Sigh.
poor you! Nothing riles me up like finding our I AM that mother..and my kids are THOSE kids. hehehe…but seriously, sorry it was a rough shopping trip. Glad you have your car back.
Oh man, I would not have had a very calm response to that. Yea for strangers showing kindness. ;)
Ok, so the standing on the counter thing was so funny it brought to mind the Foxworthy comment…Where are YOUR parents? Ha!Ha!