Well today was a pretty good day. No more adventures in the kitchen. I met Allison. Yes Allison who won the contest! She lives not too far away, and goes to church even closer so she came and picked up her prize!
Got to see her daughters famous poncho too! Beautiful! Allison does great work!
And speaking of famous peices of knitting, Allison got to see the finished sweater first hand!
She says it looks pretty good! And so do all the people at church so I guess I better post a picture here.
The flowers are from my secret sister at church! I hope I don’t kill them! I don’t have a good track record with plants!
Well it was a bit of a trial finishing up the second half of the sweater top! I had to rip out a few rows again because even though I was using a row counter; I lost count!
Oh well!
I still think I might make some sleeves. I haven’t decided yet.
It sure is warm!
Our adventures today took place outside of the house. For the first time out of four children I had to carry out the threat of leaving the store and getting in the car and going home. This followed a trip to the mall for a birthday present, and a struggle to get away from the 50 cent ride on toys. Then off to Kmart to get another item, and THE FIT.. Julian decided that he wanted candy from the candy machine, and after running around a Valentine’s day display three or four times trying to figure out a way to get to them, he saw a break between the service desk and the display and ran for it!
He would not move away from the machines. He would not get into a cart, he was not going to give up the idea that he was going to get one of those plastic balls filled with wonderfully interesting items that are meant to tempt children into tourturing their parents with whines and cries and fake fainting spells and the like till they give in and pull out the quarters and get it! At least he didn’t start screaming.. well till Brian called. Yep in the middle of trying to wrangle a writhing three year old my phone rings..
And not only does he call but he wants to have a nice chat.. about dinner, and where I was, and why wasn’t I just leaving the grocery story because certianly by now I would have been through all three stops, and mabye I should get dinner at a drive thru, and oh Julian isn’t behaving he’s usually good expecially when he is with his older brother.. and… (then Jaxom starts picking on Julian who I have managed to get on the bench while talking on the phone.. And Julian starts yelling) and get the family meal at Long John’s and don’t forget to ask for crumbs (it would be a miracle at this point if I remembered where my brain was) I said ok I really need to goooooooo!
So I gave him one more chance.. walk nicely with Mommy? NO! 👿 Sit in the cart for Mommy? NO!:evil:
Ok then we are going home! NOOOOOO!:twisted:
So I carry a screaming, kicking, crying three year old out of the Kmart, followed by a sad faced 8 year old.. out to the van, still kicking a SCREAMING.. and get him into the car seat. Then I call Brian back, he doesn’t answer, here’s what the message sounds like.. bloodcurtling scream.. (Julian) Hi we had to leave the store he wouldn’t cooperate (another scream) so we are going to pick up dinner and come home Bye!
So we drive to the bank, him screaming the whole way! I want go Kmart.. scream, sob sob, scream, I want go Kmart..
Get to the bank, forget my new pin number, have to enter it twice, get the money and drive to the LJS.. scream, sob sob, My want Kmart!
I am sure that the drive thru cashier thought I was strangling him, I told him I would get a soda for him to sip since by now his throat was raw.. I ask for crumbs.. I WANT SODA, Yes Mommy said you would get soda.. pay he gets the soda, and all is quiet. Till his older brother decides, one minute away from home that he needs to be reminded that he is not going to Kmart, MY WANT KMART! scream, sob scream all the way home. He will not get out of the car seat and tries to buckle in again, I should have left him there, so I again carry a kicking and screaming three year old into the house up the stairs and plop onto the couch next to Brian.
Did you get dinner?? he asks. YES!!
It’s in the car.
So we get everyone to the table for dinner.
Open up the bags, NO CRUMBS.. hey it’s on the receipt!
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