Yesterday was one of those days that I would refer to as a comedy of errors, if it wasn't so frustrating.
My baby has started walking, and that means shoes. I didn't put shoes on her before because what is the point of shoes? Walking!
Now we walk. Now she has shoes. And I did something I never did before: I spent more than $15 on a pair of shoes for a baby. I bought a cute pair of tennis shoes with Velcro straps and lights. They were $35 but I got them on sale. I felt like I was living in an alternate universe.
After the first few falls, the shoes already had scuffs. But I was so proud of myself for not being crazy about it. But when it comes to losing them... that makes mama crazy.
We went running errands yesterday. First to Hobby Lobby to run in for a paper punch to replace the one my daughter broke. Ran in, got to the check out line and realized the baby was missing a shoe. So back tracking through the store looking for a small shoe. Found it!
Next to the grocery store to get food. A necessity. Again a quick trip. I knew exactly where I needed to go and what the get. We get to the check out line and I swipe my card to pay before I gave the cashier my coupons. I wish I had coupons with me before we got the store, (I don't have time for that anymore) but I peeled them off the boxes I was purchasing to use that day. So I go to customer service and give the lady my keys to scan my card and she gives me my $3 back in cash. I am a happy girl.
Run out to the car with a cart full of groceries, but I don't have my keys. Run back to the store, ask clerk if she has my kids. She does. I run back to the car. Open, and load the groceries and my kids.
Off to the next errand: Walgreen's for some photograph prints. Unload the kids, and notice I have a baby who is missing one shoe, again! It isn't in the car. Great! That means it is at the grocery store!
Back to the grocery store. Locate the cart that we used, luckily still parked in the parking lot. And thank heavens the shoe was in the cart and I didn't have to go through the entire store looking for it and praying no one picked it up trying to help.
Shoe found. Off to pick up the kids from school! ARRHHHHHH.
Hum, could something important be happening this week? Please pray I can maintain my sanity over the weekend.
That's funny!!! I'm laughing at the picture of you running all over town for that darn shoe that lights up!! Ha!
ReplyDeleteAfter the first time, I would've given up and just taken it as something that was meant to be! Ha!
I am still too cheap for that, and the shoes were only three weeks old! It is funny now that it is over, but I was beside myself yesterday - it was everyone steer clear, mama is nuts. And that little baby would just sit there and smile at me with her one shoe. I know she is too young to know how to push buttons, but she seemed to like the goose chase:-)
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