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Archive for April 23rd, 2008

I’m such a loser. And a heart vs. mind debate.

23 Apr

I didn’t go to the grocery store. I waited until this evening when we could all go. I could not face it with the cranky nap-resistant toddler. Thank God, because even with both the husband and I it was a nightmare. I despise grocery shopping with the kids. The good news is that my Mike’s Hard Lemonade is now restocked and I can relax with a cold drink tonight after both kids are in bed.

I’m having a mama heart vs. logical brain debate about letting my oldest ride the bus next year. My logical brain says gas is $3.61 a gallon (at the BP on Spring Lane) right now and at the rate things are going, it could cost $25/week just to drive him back and forth to school. That’s $100/month. So much for saving the cost of preschool tuition! Then there’s also the hippy part of me that says it’s just plain wasteful and unnecessary. But first and foremost I am the Mama and I know the awful things that happened to *me* on the bus. Granted most of them happened when I was older and the things that happened to me are unlikely (I hope!) to happen to a boy. So maybe it wouldn’t be so bad for him. But it scares me, knowing that there’s no seat belts or restraints and probably little to no supervision. Does anyone have small kids who ride the bus here? Can you weigh in and help me make a decision on this???

 
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Wild Wednesday

23 Apr

Wednesdays are always crazy busy for us. My oldest has school from 9AM to noon, then we usually meet my husband for lunch at that evil empire known as McDonald’s. Get home from there, and turn around an hour later to go to occupational therapy. (The OT is for my oldest son who has Sensory Integration Dysfunction.) That lasts an hour, then we come home and try to play outside until the daddy comes home from work. It seems like every time I sit down on Wednesday, I have to get back up right away and go somewhere.

Today, I have the added joy of needing to go grocery shopping. We are out of everything and if I don’t go, it’s going to be ketchup soup for us at every meal. Except I think we’re even out of ketchup. Typically I avoid the grocery store or wait until I can go alone. The husband is pretty good about getting groceries on his way home since he has to drive right by there, but lately he’s been just getting what we need for dinner or breakfast the next morning. It’s impossible to take both kids by myself. We always leave with somebody in tears (occasionally me) and it’s just more drama than I can handle most days. But desperate times call for desperate measures and I’m going to venture into the store alone, with both kids, on the way home from OT. God help me.

And now I must hit the shower because inevitably I will see someone I know if I go out looking like this.

 
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