Natalia thinks quite a bit about what she wants to be when she grows up. Her list is long and changes from day to day. She came and laid down by me this morning and we were chatting. Here is a recap:
Natalia--"Actually, I don't think I'll be a pirate when I grow up."
Mom--"That's probably a good idea because pirates aren't that nice or honest."
Natalia--"Yeah, I know why they are bad, because the king put them in jail and they had to escape and then just like Noah they built a boat and then they start stealing from people"
Mom--"Yes, they usually like to take other people's stuff."
Natalia--"Where do pirates live anyway? In Hawaii?"
Mom--"Umm, mostly off the coast of Africa and over in that area I think."
Natalia--"They have water over there?"
Friday, March 12, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Grocery shopping
So, I'm not sure why grocery shopping is such a major ordeal, all I know is that I won't do it with the 3 littlest kids anytime soon...if EVER again.
I decided to make a 'quick' trip to Wal-Mart to get some groceries and the stuff for our Blue & Gold banquet and narrowly escaped having a nervous breakdown.
Because Cody sits in his car seat in the front of the cart and all the groceries go in the basket there is no where for Austin to sit so that leaves him to roam freely which equals disaster. He has to pull things off the shelves, run his hands down the isles knocking stuff all over the place, and pick up whatever he finds on the floor that looks even slightly edible and try to eat it. To make a long story short by the time I'm checking out I'm exhausted and rather frustrated. About the time my nerves are totally shot, Cody starts to cry because he's tired of sitting in the car seat and Austin makes a mad dash to the fruit/vegetable section. Natalia being the very helpful girl she is, goes after him and gets lost too. I finish paying as quickly as possible, and start hunting with a sick feeling inside--Cody is now screaming. After looking for a minute I notice a trail of popcorn chicken heading to the clothing section (thankfully Austin ran off with his chicken in hand), and a lovely worker lady with Natalia in hand. She said "I saw your other little one but couldn't catch him," (the story of the Gingerbread Man comes to mind). Anyway, we found him a little bit later hiding under the clothing rack giggling. I found NOTHING funny about it. Finally, we get to the van...only to realize I can't find the keys. I really have no desire to grocery shop ever again and am wondering just how long we could live on our food storage! ☺
I decided to make a 'quick' trip to Wal-Mart to get some groceries and the stuff for our Blue & Gold banquet and narrowly escaped having a nervous breakdown.
Because Cody sits in his car seat in the front of the cart and all the groceries go in the basket there is no where for Austin to sit so that leaves him to roam freely which equals disaster. He has to pull things off the shelves, run his hands down the isles knocking stuff all over the place, and pick up whatever he finds on the floor that looks even slightly edible and try to eat it. To make a long story short by the time I'm checking out I'm exhausted and rather frustrated. About the time my nerves are totally shot, Cody starts to cry because he's tired of sitting in the car seat and Austin makes a mad dash to the fruit/vegetable section. Natalia being the very helpful girl she is, goes after him and gets lost too. I finish paying as quickly as possible, and start hunting with a sick feeling inside--Cody is now screaming. After looking for a minute I notice a trail of popcorn chicken heading to the clothing section (thankfully Austin ran off with his chicken in hand), and a lovely worker lady with Natalia in hand. She said "I saw your other little one but couldn't catch him," (the story of the Gingerbread Man comes to mind). Anyway, we found him a little bit later hiding under the clothing rack giggling. I found NOTHING funny about it. Finally, we get to the van...only to realize I can't find the keys. I really have no desire to grocery shop ever again and am wondering just how long we could live on our food storage! ☺
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