Yesterday was kind of an awesome day. A power flicker made our fan beep, and woke us up shortly after 7:00am. That’s pretty early in our house, so Brady quietly went and made coffee for us to drink in bed before the kids got up. There was thunder and lightening, which I really love, but it cleared up in good time. While the kids ate breakfast, I posted Cher’s beautiful blog post to The Daily Hailey, reminiscing about Waverly’s birth and all it meant to her. It was so good to go back through those pictures and relive it. Once it was posted, I got myself ready enough to be allowed out in public, and off we went for a day of errands!
Walmart was first, and somewhat successful. Kinda, kinda not. We didn’t need much. What we did need was sandals for Rowan. Both of his flip flops had the straps pop through the bottom on the same day, and has been mournfully wearing shoes ever since. So that was the top of the list, and of course, they were what we didn’t find at Walmart :/ But Old Navy saved the day, not only with some cool dude sandals that fit and he loves, but a surprise sale! I love going to the till with a price in mind and paying half the cost!
Lunch was next. We stopped at McDonalds and parked in the spot where you order on the app and they’ll carry your food out to you. We’re usually pretty aware of our surroundings, but this time, we didn’t see the employee coming. Her hands were too full to knock and our music was going. I felt SO bad when I noticed her in Brady’s side mirror, but she was just laughing. Thank you, lovely McDonalds employee, for not being such a good sport! And for the monstrous bag of food. I salute you!
Costco was last, because most everything we buy there needs to go straight home and into the fridge or freezer. Especially on a day that feels like 40C!!! We’ve been doing fewer grocery shops this summer, trying to spread things out a little, so they’re much bigger shops. Solly also doesn’t prefer to ride in the little cart seat anymore, so we have four walkers and a VERY full cart, usually. Its a new dynamic, lol! Today was exactly that way, except our cart was overfull with only the bakery and veggie section. We had six loaves of bread, two of hot dog buns, and two of burger buns. We had four bundles of bananas, two bags of apples, two things of grape tomatoes, a three pack of cucumbers (needed another pack, shoot!), and two bags of bell peppers. Maybe that was it for veggies and fruit? Regardless, it was clear we were in pretty desperate need of a second cart, which is NOT a common thing for us AT ALL. But maybe its going to have to be… I grabbed Brady’s Costco card and ran back to the front to get a second cart. I caught up to my family in the cold section, where we stocked up on milk, almond milk, eggs, and sour cream. From there, we hit the coolers for all kinds of things. Taquitos, cheese pizzas, fries, hot dogs, burgers, and a couple kinds of cheese. I always feel good when we don’t need much from the aisles, and that was today. We got apple sauce, some crackers that were on sale, coffee grounds, and that was really it. Oh, and a super pack of Kleenex. It was during the aisles that suddenly Rowan made a face and said he really had to use the bathroom. Why not, right? Brady took the hit and ran with Rowan while I limped us towards baby land, pushing one cart, and helping direct the other one that Dekker was pushing. It helps SO MUCH that he likes to push the cart. Once in the baby section, I moved the carts around a bit and fit two boxes of diapers and a box of wipes. There was NOOOOO WAY this could’ve fit in one cart, haha!
We got to the till, where it was surprisingly quiet, and started to unload our enormous haul of goodies. The kids were kind of wandering, not away, but in that special way where, no matter where you step, you step on one. We laughed at ourselves, and chatted with the women at the till. They said the other day, a kid had wandered off and was “missing” for a short time in the store. They said it was definitely scary, of course, but he had been found fairly quickly. They said it happens sometimes, but they all love kids so much, and they usually try and solve what they can with ice cream 🙂 They said they remember us from past shopping trips and that our kids are SO good. It was a really lovely compliment, and I thanked her for it.
And as quickly as our chat was done, poor Solly got his toe run over by a cart! Waaaaailing barely describes his reaction, and I don’t blame him one bit. Those carts were FULL, and that would HURT! Brady scooped him up instantly. Suddenly, out of nowhere, an employee was at his side with a little cold pack. “Just crack it in half and it’ll start working!” And she was gone. It was such a lovely thing. There must be employees in that area of the store who have those on hand for exactly that reason! Isn’t that just SO thoughtful? I love seeing that in the world, in somewhere so mundane as a grocery store, showing love without obligation. Thats how I want to be.
Everyone recovered. We made it home in time for the little ones to get a nap in. Brady and I got the sweaty groceries put away before anything spoiled.
I perused Facebook and noticed PBR had an unbelievable deal on grapes. I kicked myself for not checking before we left the city, but I never have. Yet I keep missing good deals so maybe I need to start. The deal had been $3 for a FLAT of grapes. As in eight bags for $3. Crazy! I whined to Cher about missing out, and apparently she was in the city! She and her mom lovingly offered to stop in for me, and when they did, flats of grapes were flying out the door at $1 PER FLAT! They grabbed me two flats, totally $2. INSANE! I was SO thankful!! Still am.
The kids woke up from their naps and played in the lap pool. I felt a bit left out, to be honest, but rather than hanging out in the sun with them and Brady, I washed and snipped and washed and snipped and washed and snipped and bagged and bagged and bagged those grapes. It was actually super awesome. Once I got into it, I just flew through it! We managed to eat a ton of grapes at supper, share some bags with friends, and bag up a good amount for ourselves over the next couple of days. And I have to say, this was another reminder of exactly what I want to do and who I want to be. I wish I could’ve bought ten flats and washed them up and shared them with everyone!! Because of course everyone wants some! But not everyone can get there. And frankly, neither could I this time around. But maybe someday 🙂 We have lots of people, and they eat a lot, but we also love to share. We’ve been on the receiving end of people’s generosity more times than I can count, that’s for sure! All of that to say, $2 later we had a few days worth of fruit, plus we got to connect with some friends in a small way. Thanks again, Cher and Sandy, for your help in that!!
We gave the kids a snacky supper and they watched music videos and danced their sillies out before bed. Jerilee came as they were going down, and we finally finished the Bachelorette up together. We ate tuna melts and had some more of my bday ice cream cake. It was such a fun way to close the day 🙂
Let’s hope today is just as nice. Yesterday will be hard to beat.