December 10, 2002

• I posted this at one of my boards, but wanted to keep it for posterity at xanga.    Besides I thought maybe somebody would need a good laugh at my expense.

  
  

   

  
  

  So, today I took all 5 kids with me grocery shopping.  I've only done this like 3 times, because well theirs just too many of them, and their all too young.  hehe.  5, 4, 2, 1, and 7 months. 

  
  

   

  
  

  Anyhoo.  Daddy needed a kid break, so mommy thought *I* can do this.  HA!   We went to the grocery store.  3 kids in the cart.  And 2 kids walking.   This went pretty well. 

  
  

   

  
  

  We've been working VERY hard on in public manners and its paying off pretty well.     Zeria and Samuel helped me by getting stuff from the shelves, and putting it in the cart.  They do a good job. 

  
  

   

  
  

  Things were going way too well.     We got up to the check register.  And everybody starts unloading.  Kaylin (2.5)  thinks she needs to "help" unload.  Ok, I suppose you can get down. 

  
  

   

  
  

  She unloads, but puts the stuff in the already run through pile.  The cashier fortunately has a sense of humour and grabs each of her items and scans it rather then letting us shop-lift.  She is sooo tickled to help, and just does NOT get where she's supposed to put the groceries. 

  
  

   

  
  

  Things are still going smoothly.  Wow, this is just too easy.   So the kids grab the big pop boxes to put up.  Look mom, I'm strong!   Samuel says.  Zeria thinks hmmm I can do that too.  So she lifts up one as well.  Ok this is a little nerve racking, but not bad.   Then the bag-lady says,  oh we only need one of those.  As Sam goes for his second one.  I say Sam its okay put that one back where it was.  And BANG  the box opens up and there are 12 pop cans rolling all over the floor.  :-O

  
  

   

  
  

  We scramble around pick up the pops put them in the box "CAREFULLY"  and put the open end pointing up. 

  
  

   

  
  

  I go to reach for the 10 pound box of oranges.  (they were on a awesome sale)  Pick it up and the bottom falls out.  Oranges ROLLING EVERYWHERE.   people behind us pick them up, all the kids pick them up, their by the cashiers feet.      Turn this box over and put the oranges in the upside down box. 

  
  

   

  
  

  Breathe deeply.  They offer me a new box of oranges (it being faulty)  I said, "Oh no don't worry about it the oranges will still taste good."  The cashier smiles and says,  well at least you know there all good now." 

  
  

   

  
  

  Quickly pay and leave.   HMMMM do I get a prize for entertaining the whole store????

  
  

   

  
  

  BWAHAHAHAHA

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