Today

We made it out the door with naps under our belt. Made sure some medicine was flowing through their veins to prevent runny noses. Wanted to get some Christmas shopping done. They fussed all the way to the stores and I thought why do i do this to myself? Why do I even leave the house? It is a stressor to me and today I was just so worn out. I also thought if I don't take them out then they will never know how to act and going out will ALWAYS be an issue. We got a good parking space. I tried to get the stroller set up and couldn't. It was stuck. So i had a bright idea. I will rent a double stroller in the food court. The best four dollars ever spent. They were precious. I did keep them entertained for a long while with little bags of cereal but who cares. They stayed in the stroller, said hello, no tears. We had one little episode of choking in Stride Rite but you know we cant go one trip without something. We ran into this lady my mom knows and she asked my mom if i was marred to a black man. Mom told her yes and she then tells mom she thinks people should stay within their race...black with black and Chinese with Chinese. My mom just smiled at her and thought you ignorant woman. Who says these things out loud??? IGNORANT PEOPLE!!! Stride Rite is always an ordeal because I can not plan. You see taking my children out involves planning. I know what i need. i make the plan go in get and get out....do dilly dallying. Well at stride rite I have to think about the shoes. I don't know what they will have. At least they did not have to be sized....6.5 shoes...growing so big...anyways....my kids insist on sticking all of their food in their mouth like it will be taken or something...thus choking. i dug out the cereal and all was well. i certainly did not want the throw up episode i had first thing in the morning...strawberry milk all over... gross...
After the outlets we went to Toys R Us...where Nate got a case of the want it...this was surprising to me...he is barely 18 months...are we there already????...I had a plan though...got what i needed and left...Then we headed to McDonald's...they did not use high chairs..they sat in the booth...well stood/kneeled and ate like big boys and then we headed to Grandmas to play and visit Granddaddy..they just ran all over...you to figure sitting still for 3 hours is a big deal...

Overall decent day...i have few more Christmas things and then I am done...Now they are resting peacefully upstairs...hoping the runny noses is related to cold weather...good night all !!!