Thursday, June 19, 2008
A desperation trip to Walmart with 6 kids!
It all started this morning when I noticed that Kaleb had exactly two diapers left and I quickly realized that DJ wouldn't be able to make an evening run to the store because he was headed to girls camp to stay over night right after work. I had 2 options, I could potty train Kaleb (I quickly scratched that idea), I could've left Regan at home with a couple of kids but I thought, "no big deal, I'll feed the babies and we'll be out of here." (That was at 10:00) Finally at 11:30 I told everyone to get buckled in the van and I'd be right there. Just then, Porter pooped his pants and so I went to change him and apparently he wasn't finished so there I was catching poop with wet wipe after wet wipe with Kaleb giggling right beside me on his little stool he has right next to the changing table. We finally got Porter the pooper taken care of and Kamryn decided to take her turn so we quickly changed her and then Kaleb announced that he was stinky and in the midst of all the bum changing I realized that it was almost lunch time and that there may be a few melt downs at Walmart if I didn't get some food in their stomachs. So, with Morgan, Jordyn, and Kaleb all buckled in the van, Regan quickly made some sandwiches while I loaded the babies in the van (now 12:10, 40 minutes later from the time I said, "I'll be right there." We had just pulled out of the driveway only to have a thought occur to me that my kids had a primary activity at 1:00 so I had exactly 50 minutes to drive to Walmart, load 4 out of the 6 kids in carts, pick up a few things, load the kids back in the van and make it to the church. You should've seen the looks I was getting as I had Regan pushing the babies in one cart and me pushing Kaleb and Jordyn in another with Morgan hanging on as we rushed through the store quickly pulling things off the shelves. I'm sure the sweat running down my face told a story of its own! Anyway, I'm proud to say that I pulled in to the church parking lot 5 minutes late only to discover that not a soul was there. I must've written the time down wrong, so all that hurrying for nothing and not to mention, a few very disapointed children. We ran home and called a neighbor who told us that it was from 2:00 to 3:30 so the kids were happy again! Wow, I think I may lose my mind, or maybe I already have!
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6 comments:
It's times like those that I think, "Gee, this'll make a great blog post!" And it did!
The reality of twins is starting hit me. Maybe those snuggling pictures won't be quite enough to make me want to do fertility treatments just to up my chances a little!
AMEN Julie- the twins snuggling pictures really make me want twins! So thank you for the Wal-Mart story to bring it into reality a bit! :) Wow Cindy you are super mom! It takes me that long to get all three of my kids in the car too. You are amazing!
Cindy - Wow do I ever relate! I am so serious. No one and I mean NO ONE can comprehend what it means to have twins until they live a week in your shoes. Going to the store for me became such an ordeal that I began leaving all my kids in a locked van (I know horrible!) and running in to get the one item that we were out of. Of course that took me several months before I could do that. Infants are a whole different story. I think the first few months are sooooooooooo crazy but yet soooooooo fun. Just hang in there and expect that any venture will take 4 hours!
OK the above message was from me. I forgot I had a teen who knows how to use the internet(big smiles)
Whew -- REALITY CHECK -- I just realized you have SIX kids. That's a lot of kids. Remember my friend Marsan? When she had her 7th child she was discussing where they were all going to sleep and she said "then the other 5 will sleep downstairs". Next thing I know she is bawling her eyes out asking me how in the world she ended up with enough kids to say "the other 5"! Granted, she had some serious pregnancy hormones juicing through her, but it was one of those "OH MY GOODNESS" moments in life. I just had one of those when I read your WalMart story. You are truly wonder woman, and you have 6 really great kids to prove it!
CALL ME NEXT TIME!!!
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