Thursday, March 24, 2005

My worst shopping trip ever!

Yesterday had to have been the absolute worse shopping trip I have ever been on!!! I know that everybody has bad days but man this one was a doozy! It all started at about 7:00 yesterday morning - I got up because I had a miserable sleep and couldn't fall back asleep. None of my crappy sleep was due to either of the kids - I just could not fall asleep. So anyway I got up and started to get myself ready to go into town, bonus for me both kids were still asleep. After I had a shower and curled my hair I thought I would put some wax/pomade stuff in to make it kinda spikey and chunky - this is where it started getting bad - I should have just went right back to bed!!! The stuff I put in my hair made it look greasy and nasty - in fact it looked like I hadn't washed my hair in a week! By this time though my time was running out and I knew if I tried to change it the kids would be getting up and it would be impossible to get out of town at a decent hour - so I left it. And as luck would have it, just as I finished washing my hands from the greasy mess Dani woke up ready for the day! So I got her fed, watered, dressed and ready to go. I woke Zach up and got him dressed and then sat on the couch to give him a feed while Chris and Dani played together. So Dani, Zach, me and the greasy mess all piled into the car and actually left town at a half decent hour! Things were going good when we got into town and I thought this would turn out to be an ok day after all - as long as I didn't see anybody I know it would be good! After going to get some contacts and a quick stop at the bank we were off to walmart. I loaded Zach up into his part of the front carrier but didn't clip him to me, picked Dani up and made my way into the store. I don't expect people to do things for me, kids or no kids, but when they don't have carts out it makes it a little difficult to just grab a cart with one hand and get Dani loaded with the other. So here I am with a kid in each arm trying to manouver a cart out of the corral in the front of the store when a customer service girl came over to see if she could give me a hand. I handed her Zach so I could get Dani into the chair of the cart. Just as I had sat Dani down into the cart this cranky old woman called from the line up (2 people) at customer service "do you think we could get some help over here" Well I tell you - if looks could kill!! I shot her probably the nastiest look I have ever shot anybody - lucky for me the kids were there cause I held my tongue and besides I couldn't think of anything to say to her - sure thought of lots on the way home though!! So the girl told her she would be right there and that she was just giving me a hand. I managed to make it through the store without any real mishaps, paid for my things and took the kids over to McDonalds. Dani and I shared a meal and Zach had his ready made snack! I thought things couldn't get any worse - boy was I wrong! Just as I was taking my tray to the table I got about halfway when my pop literally jumped off my tray and all over the floor - wouldn't have been so bad if the restaurant wasn't packed! After our meal and a break I loaded up the kids and went to get everything in the car. I put Zach in first and as I was getting Dani in the lady parked beside me came and got in her car, and as she was backing out and not even paying attention to what was going on beside her she smoked the door of MY car with her mirror. Gave me the look like it was my fault that she hit my door! After walmart I managed to go a couple other stores without too much incident - just Dani wanting to walk on her own. I went into please mum to get the kids some clothes and just as luck would have it - I didn't bring the diaper bag and somebody pooped! We had one more stop after please mum and the car was farther than the stop so I thought she would be ok until we got back to the car. We went to the next store and while I was talking to the sales person I went to pick Dani up and sure as anything she had leaked right through! So I sat her on the floor and she left TWO great big wet spots on the carpet! And as if you couldn't smell it - it stunk to high heaven!!!! I wouldn't be surprised if people started to leave because of the stink! Anyway I finished at the store and hauled the kids out to the car. Thankfully I bought Dani a really cute pair of jeans at please mum! So I get Zach loaded Dani stripped and changed and make my way over the the chinese food place to pick up supper to bring home for Chris and I. As I was waiting for the food I was going through my purchases and realized one part wasn't in there so back to the store I went! I went back and picked up our supper and headed out of town! I stopped to get gas and to give Chris a quick call to let him know I was on my way after I stop out at a friends place to pick up some stuff we had left there when I was in to have Zach. Well I get out to our friends place and the person that is house sitting for them had locked the doors - the doors are never locked!!! So I went across the street to another friends house to use the phone to call Chris to see if he could remember where the hidden key was. I had already been looking for it for about half an hour! So Leona came over with me to help look for it - obviously I was looking with my eyes closed cause she found it right away! After grabbing my crap we were on our way home. The kids were asleep, the sun was out, tunes were on, roads were good - it was going to be a good drive home - or so I thought! About 45 minutes from home I could smell something funky - so I looked back at Dani and she had spit up a little bit. I thought no big deal she will be ok till we get home. Just as we were coming down the hill into Johnson's Crossing she started to cough and then totally let loose! She barfed all over herself and her carseat!!! And oh man did it STINK!!!! I pulled into Johnson's Crossing and of all days for them to be closed! So I tried to clean her up best as I could and carried on towards home. By this time Zach was howling Dani was crying and the car reeked like parmesan cheese! I pulled into the driveway just as Chris was getting home from work, thank goodness he was here to help me with the kids! We get inside and discover that the dog we are dogsitting had crapped and peed all over the kitchen - they had only been inside for two hours since the last time they had been outside! So on top of cleaning barf off of a kid and out of a carseat I was also cleaning up after the dog!!! I don't think my day could have gotten any worse! And like I said to Chris - Only a parent can truly appreciate a bad day!!! Last night I had a good sleep and Zach slept for 7 hours - I think today is going to be a good day! (I hope)

2 Comments:

At 5:52 p.m. , Blogger Evan said...

A bad day? That sounds like a bad week!

 
At 2:35 p.m. , Blogger Mrs. Falkenberg said...

Hi, Just happened in on your blog. I live in Carcross, and used to live in Teslin! I realize you are gone now for a month, but drop me a line when you get back!

 

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