Motherhood Be Like...

Went to Walmart after picking Channing up from preschool. The kids did really well in the store. That's always a miracle in itself. Getting a free cookie from the bakery is a great incentive. Got the kids locked in their carseats and loaded the groceries. I sat in the drivers seat and scanned my receipt into my savings catcher on the Walmart app. Then I noticed that I was charged three times for a loaf of bread. But I only bought one loaf of bread. Gosh darnit. If I was by myself I would've walked back in the store and talked to customer service. But I have three kids in the car, not worth it! I hate being charged for something I didn't buy! Even if it ended up being less than $4 out of my pocket. Still!

I sat in the parking lot, waiting for a solution to present itself. With Mckenzie kicking the back of my seat I decided to call and see if I could talk to someone about it. Thank goodness for smart phones and being able to look up phone numbers on the fly. After about 15 minutes a guy from customer service walked into the parking lot bringing me two loafs of bread. Amazing!

We get home, kids are still doing good, no tears or yelling. Groceries are unloaded, Channing takes Jett out to go potty, and I start making lunch. Before we can have lunch I bring in the chairs from outside where they had been drying because I scrubbed the cushions and backs of each chair. About one minute into lunch Mckenzie spills her milk. Yup, on her newly cleaned seat cushion. She's so sorry that she made a mess. Yet she wants nothing to do with cleaning it up. And now Isaac is screaming in his high chair because I'm cleaning up spilled milk instead of feeding him.

Motherhood at it's finest!

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