Mom Ramblings #1

1.  We went to visit Mr. Sidetracked’s family this weekend in the city.  Stayed 2 nights with his parents.  Yup, 10 people in a small 2 bedroom duplex.  We’re awesome!

2.  On the way to the city, we stopped at a rest area to switch drivers and a quick bathroom break for Mr. Sidetracked and a 6 year old who kept changing her mind about needing it or not.  Mr. Sidetracked accidentally LEFT me and my 6 year old there.  I saw the faint end of our van, bookin’ it back onto the interstate.  In his defense, he was not feeling well and didn’t know that I had left the van.  He thought I was in the back seat.  He just forgot to look!  We had to wait about 15 minutes for him to get turned around so he could pick us back up again.  I was really scared that our van had been stolen with 5 children in it at first!  (I had left my 14 year old in charge along with making sure all the doors were locked).   Talk about an adrenaline rush!!  I was never so thankful that my husband had left me as when I realized that our van wan’t stolen.  Funny thing to be glad of, lol.

 

3.  We like to go grocery shopping while in the city because we save lots of money!  Some of the deals I’m excited about this time are 25 cent cans of tomatoes, 88 cents a pound grapes, 99 cent bags of romaine lettuce, $3.99 3 lb bags of frozen chicken and many more!  I wish we had more grocery competition in our little podunk town!  Walmart doesn’t offer many sales in monopolyville.

4.  I CANNOT believe that Thanksgiving is coming so soon!

5.  There was actually Christmas music playing on the radio today!!  and in Walmart a couple days ago!!  What’s up with that?  I actually LOVE Christmas music, but think it should be forbidden until the day after Thanksgiving!

6.  I got to go shopping at Goodwill today with my 11 year old daughter and the baby (because he goes everywhere I go).  That was fun!  I came home with a couple “new” shirts, 3 books, a pair of jeans for my 6 year old and some baby clothes for a friend of mine.  Every time I’ve tried to go in the past, it was with 6 kids and I swore to never do that again!  They’re very well behaved, I just can’t mentally do it.  I can’t talk to them all and shop at the same time.  Too hard on my brain!

7.  I wish I was born organized.  I really have to work very hard to ever be organized.  That, my friend is also mentally taxing!  (I’m currently in a very disorganized state!)

8.  I have 2 headboards in my building, waiting to be turned into headboard benches.  Can’t wait to see the finished product!!  I wonder what project on the inside of my house I can put off so that I can do it?

9.  We have finished texturing the walls in our converted garage…so now we’re ready for the paint.  Then comes the carpet.  YEA!  We may actually finish these bedrooms yet!!

10.  Time goes super fast now…..sometimes I think a week has gone by and it was really two!