mondays

i have lived overseas, i have scaled tall mountains (mt. fuji--it counts even if i didn't make it quite to the top, right?), i have carried two babies in my womb and had two c-sections (not sure which was worse-the 9 months or the delivery)....so why is it then that a simple thing like going to the grocery store with two children is such a huge feat?

could it be because of the constant social pressure? the desire to have kids who aren't screaming or whining? could it be the pressure of multi-tasking--getting the best deal while making sure that abby doesn't push julia or that julia doesn't bite abby? or maybe it is the time crunch. trying to go to two stores and make it home before both the food and the children melt. today's stress was trying to teach abby that it was NOT okay to pull the front of my shirt down. she thought pulling my tank top down was quite humorous. lovely. nothing like trying to have teachable moments about modesty in the middle of the frozen food section.




overall, i enjoy these outings. publix and kroger--where BOTH stores opened new boxes of sugar cookies for julia. THANK YOU. where we have fun carts to ride in and adventures in finding the granola bars. but best of all is our little tradition of running through the parking lot to our car in our race car cart.

i'm ready for a nap.