At home all day with the kids is tough. I would always tell Cari just to get out of the house. It makes a difference but it’s no easy task to get them ready, into the car, and then actually take ’em somewhere. Now I know.
So after realizing I left the stove on when smoke started to fill the house, I decided it was time to get outta here.
I needed to go to Costco anyways. I ordered holiday cards and they weren’t going to be ready until this morning; a saturday a few weeks from x-mas. I must be nuts deciding to do this today. Shopping at this time of the year on the weekend is bad enough without trying to also manage two kids.
However, some of those same people who would otherwise not open a door for you actually do it when you are pushing a couple kids in front of you. Wow! So maybe not ‘all’ people suck … just most of them. There were definitely still plenty of ignorant asses out there. Miserable people who could care less about everything and everyone around them.
C use to be horrible in the car. For just about the first 4 months the car was the last place he wanted to be. Now as soon as I put him in there he passes out. Maybe 1 out of a 100 times he doesn’t but for the rest he just passes right out. Thank goodness!!! I wouldn’t mind switching some of that for naptime at the house. It may make for a calm and quiet car ride but it doesn’t address my lack of sleep.
E actually spoke to someone at Costco. A young girl with a brand new baby girl. She wanted to know her name and after a little persuading actually asked. I don’t mind her not talking to strangers but sometimes its nice to overcome her shyness.
So we went shopping; Costco, Chase, and Kohls. Spent $170 on like 20 kids gifts at Kohl’s. It felt like a deal but who knows. They don’t have that big a selection so I had to pick from what they had. I think I did all right. Plus I had 15% on top of any other discounts which ended today. I had to use it, right??? And at Costco I picked up our holiday cards and did a little other shopping. I don’t even want to say how many cards I bought. But I figured I needed (wanted) to send one to everyone that has helped us out. I probably need to buy 2x as many if I want to send to everyone.
Cari usually did the x-mas shopping. This isn’t really for me. I’m not one to go out and get all this stuff. I barely have anything for the kiddies yet. Some stuff but not enough. This little shopping spree was for our friends’ kids. I don’t even know what made me think of getting stuff 4 them but it’s a must do and Cari would have been all over that.