I remember the B.C. days.(before children)My husband Pat and I would just take off for the movies, out to eat, camping...whatever adventure awaited a young, newly married couple!(How much TV can a childless couple watch??!!) Now that we are parents of 3 cherubs under the age of 8 and one soon to be born...reality hits!! I have eliminated the word "just" from my vocabulary. For example, I used to say, "I'm JUST going to run to WalMart." What I thought would be Simple Simon turned out to be 45 minutes of Mommy Madness! "Go potty, get your shoes on, where's your coat, stop fighting, get in the car, buckle up, stop fighting I said!" Let us not forget Mommy's list, purse, shoes, coat and sunglasses. I skipped going potty because the kids all needed to go again as soon as we hit the parking lot!
The days of "just" will be back though. 20 years from now there will be no Stream kidlings to herd to the store. I will just be running to WalMart by myself or with Pat. I hope he goes potty before we leave.
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I tell ya, Carla you are hilarious. I only have two cherubs and one is still in diapers and doesn't need reminding but, I still end up going to the grocery store with a full bladder. Why? It's just easier to go, to the store, that is, as soon as everyone's ready. If I haven't gotten the chance to take a bathroom break then I just make sure to buy cranberry juice to prevent any problems that may arise due to my taking the "easier path". Thanks for the humor.
this has nothing to do with your blog post but, it sounded like a Sarah Stream story so I thought I'd share. Isaiah yelled to me from the bathroom this morning a question. "Mama, is President Bush dead?" I laughed quietly for a number of reasons one being why he thought to ask that and also why he thought to ask that from the bathroom. Anyhow I said no. Isaiah said "Oh, good. Cuz I still got that hug and kiss for him when I meet him. When I'm a grown-up of course. Mama I'll drive and you can be the directioner (I think he meant I'd tell how to get to President Bush) My children will sit in the back seat with my mama (he meant his wife) and I'll probably have a baby by then too." I just smiled and said, "Sure, sounds good."
I just thought it sounded like a Sarah Stream "this is how it's gonna be" story. Ha!
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