The Grocery Store
I hope I can laugh at this someday...
So this morning I headed to the grocery store with my two little girls. When I go with both Raegan and Ashtyn I don't expect to get much because, well, I just don't have room. Ashty insists on sitting on the front and I put Raegan in her car seat in the cart, so I have about three inches on both sides of Asthyn and about two inches on both sides of Raegan. Well, today I thought our trip would be great since Raegan had just woken up from a nap and was fed and happy.
First of all, I headed to the deli counter, thinking I would get some meat and cheese for a quick meal tonight. There were two people in front of me, so Ashty, Raegy, and I all waited patiently. After a while of waiting, Ashty got a little impatient and started yelling for polka-dot cheese (Swiss). I told her we needed to wait our turn. Well, we waited and waited to no avail. Just then a third person showed up to wait in line, and Raegan started crying. I bent down to put the Binky in and when I got up, the third person was being helped before us. I know, the good thing would be to forget it and wait my turn, but by then I had had it, so we decided against sandwiches for tonight and headed for the other things on our list.
I guess I got a little carried away because the cart was beginning to pile up and I was starting to put things on top of my kids. That didn't make the situation any easier.
When we got to the milk, Ashty saw the juice and begged for the pink kind. I told her the pink kind she wouldn't like (grapefruit juice) and that we could get another kind. Well, she started screaming! I tried my darndest to ignore it, and quickly moved to the check out line. By then, Raegan was starting to get fussy so I prayed the lines were short. When we got to the line a man got there around the same time I did, so I put on a smile and let him go first. After a couple of minutes a lady came behind me and, seeing that I had more things than she did, asked me if she could go ahead of me. Yes, I still had two screaming children with food piled on top of them. I bit my lip, and let her go.
When I finally checked out, the cashier was laughing at me, my kids were both still crying and I was ready to scream...
I feel better now.
So this morning I headed to the grocery store with my two little girls. When I go with both Raegan and Ashtyn I don't expect to get much because, well, I just don't have room. Ashty insists on sitting on the front and I put Raegan in her car seat in the cart, so I have about three inches on both sides of Asthyn and about two inches on both sides of Raegan. Well, today I thought our trip would be great since Raegan had just woken up from a nap and was fed and happy.
First of all, I headed to the deli counter, thinking I would get some meat and cheese for a quick meal tonight. There were two people in front of me, so Ashty, Raegy, and I all waited patiently. After a while of waiting, Ashty got a little impatient and started yelling for polka-dot cheese (Swiss). I told her we needed to wait our turn. Well, we waited and waited to no avail. Just then a third person showed up to wait in line, and Raegan started crying. I bent down to put the Binky in and when I got up, the third person was being helped before us. I know, the good thing would be to forget it and wait my turn, but by then I had had it, so we decided against sandwiches for tonight and headed for the other things on our list.
I guess I got a little carried away because the cart was beginning to pile up and I was starting to put things on top of my kids. That didn't make the situation any easier.
When we got to the milk, Ashty saw the juice and begged for the pink kind. I told her the pink kind she wouldn't like (grapefruit juice) and that we could get another kind. Well, she started screaming! I tried my darndest to ignore it, and quickly moved to the check out line. By then, Raegan was starting to get fussy so I prayed the lines were short. When we got to the line a man got there around the same time I did, so I put on a smile and let him go first. After a couple of minutes a lady came behind me and, seeing that I had more things than she did, asked me if she could go ahead of me. Yes, I still had two screaming children with food piled on top of them. I bit my lip, and let her go.
When I finally checked out, the cashier was laughing at me, my kids were both still crying and I was ready to scream...
I feel better now.
Comments
(Ah yes, the classic "pile food around the car seat" shopping method. I had wondered if I was the only one who had to do that!)
You are an amazing mommy to attempt and make it through such an experience, and I'm sure you did it with a smile and a quiet voice, which is more than I could have done!