Steve got off early yesterday and I had some grocery shopping to do. I left him with C and took Alaska and Talmage out on the town.
We stopped at Jo-Anne's first and Alaska tugged at my heart every. single. time she exclaimed with joy, "Everything is so cute!" True mother's daughter right there.
It's funny when our own words come out of their little mouths. Right now my favorite is, "Stop wigging out" - complete with them putting their hands up. Hilarious every time.
And the other is, "You do what you gotta do." Which is what I say when they are doing something that I don't agree with but also don't have the energy to stop them. They say it to me in the same way and it always catches me off guard because it's so funny to be parented sometimes. I was cleaning up the living room, trying to rally the troops in a hurry, and Alaska looks up from her playing and says, "Mom, you do what you gotta do," and went back to playing. Stopped me in my tracks. I cleaned the living room by myself for that one. Note to self, be more sneaky and less pushy about my requests next time.
After spending a hour and a half in Jo-Anne's with not more than one whine for stickers (because I gave in) and a drive-by the clearance section that only cost a dollar for a hair pretty for Alaska we waltzed out as happy as when we went in. But probably more happy. Because we had seen so many beautiful things. We had gone in because I am revamping Alaska's room into an Elsa and Anna room, minus the cliche bed spread, and had taken down one of her banners. She was alarmed and only pacified when I told her we could pick out new Elsa and Anna fabric to make a new banner.
We took another 45 minutes to eat dinner at Arby's. At Arby's! It's not even a true sit-down restaurant! But we took our time and it was nice and everyone was so super well-behaved. I cannot believe Talmage sometimes. How in the world I got so lucky, I dunno, but I do not take it for granted. Ever. He only needed to climb down and run around the place once and I let him do it happily because he is so super cute and who doesn't enjoy seeing cute babies having the time of their lives as they run laps?
Finally it was grocery shopping time. Talmage was full and that can make all the difference of our success. If I take that kid even a little bit hungry you know that he is going to cry every time I put something in the cart and he doesn't get to eat it himself. We had a really good time and by the time we were in the care headed home I felt completely at peace and relaxed and ready to take on the world. Not all moms can say that, hu? That they feel refreshed after a grocery shopping trip? It may be because life at home is really that rough, or it may be because Alaska and Talmage are really that awesome - but either way, I am the winner. It was amazing. I am sure it is a summative of the both of those scenarios.
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