Paranoid

Do you ever get the feeling that somewhere there is a hidden camera watching you interact with your children and filing all footage away for some pathetic episode of Nanny 911?! Today was one of those days. After our disasterous attempt at the grocery store this morning, I went back this afternoon - with BOTH kids (I know - what, am I crazy?!) It went fairly smoothly - this time I knew where everything I wanted was (in the cart I left behind earlier this morning - arg). But the checkout lines were horrible and both kids finally managed to escape the little red car. DS climbed up the front while DD wandered. Finally, it was our turn to put the groceries on the belt and DS (who I repeated asked to "GET DOWN" and forcibly removed several times) fell backwards off the red car and whacked his head on the corner of the belt machine. Great. Now he's screaming bloody murder cause he's in pain and scared and I have managed to get one item on the belt and I'm not quite positive where DD is. I did manage to get all the groceries transfered to the belt (one handed - the other was occupied holding DS). Checked out and put the kids and the food in the car. Everyone had a Hershey Kiss on the way home. Please don't call the SuperNanny on me!

A First

For the first time in 3+ years of having young kids and going to the grocery store, I had to leave a cart of groceries and go home. My son was having a fit in the middle of the store and there was no figuring out what his problem was. I offered him snacks, drinks, rides....he just screamed louder. So, I decided to leave. I will live without my groceries for another day or two. We came home, he found a snack, and then I stuck him in his crib. He's been sleeping peacefully for about 45 minutes now. I knew I should have just gone straight home from dropping DD at school. Sheesh.

A Great Day

Yesterday was the best day I've had with my kids in a long time. It didn't start out so wonderfully - considering DH and I forgot about the time change (oops). We ended up getting to church quite late (for the service) or quite early (for Sunday School) depending on how you want to look at it. We dropped the kids to their respective rooms and then sat and talked over hot beverages for 15 minutes. It was actually a nice way to start the day.

After Sunday School, we went out to "Salad Bar" for lunch because I had to be back for a handbell rehersal. DH took the kiddos home for naps while I rehearsed. When I got home, the kids were still sleepind, so DH and I got to spend some quiet time together while the sun was still up (what a novel idea).

When the kids DID get up, we took them over to the park for some bike riding. It was a glorious 52 degrees and we just had to be outside. They played on the playground for a while, too. When no one could feel their fingers anymore, we headed to the grocery store for some dinner and dessert fixings.

Kids watched "Cars" while I made dinner (Our Favorite) and after dinner we went outside to roast marshmallows and make smores. How much fun is that?!

Put the kids to bed, watched an old CSI, then Amazing Race - SO LONG ROB & AMBER!!!!! There was definetly some happy dancing going on in this house!

For videos of our days adventures, check out YouTube. Search "cdhoffner".