this is me now

6.09.2010

more money than sense

I raised 6 children----6 children separated by 10 years from oldest to youngest----the 4 middle are spread over just 3 1/2 years---- not only did i raise them---but i functioned! i went to church, had callings, worked part-time, went shopping---AND TOOK THEM WITH ME! many a time you would see me strolling up and down the aisles of the local supermarket with two baskets---one filled with babies and one filled with groceries....and, i dont mind tooting my own horn....i was VERY successful at functioning with this mob....and, giving due credit....my mob was very easy to shop with.....i was fortunate.....the occasional screaming fit on the floor of course.....but only occasionally.... and usually only by one at a time---that is a key to success---as long as the majority were fine---i was fine.

but times change.......
this past week I was nurturing Cannon (19 months) and Jonas (6 months)----I dont babysit my grandchildren---i care for them and nurture them and play with them----anyway----their parents were away for the morning.....

and as life does....life goes on.....you cant just sit and play all morning....Ace had to get to 6 flags for work....I needed a ton of groceries....things had to git done. So i did what any nurturing grandma would do....

I hired a babysitter.

ps...more money than sense? at the store I realized i didnt have cash....so i hit the ATM....then realized i still didnt have small enough bills....so I stopped by mcDonalds (in the store) and got a kids meal to break a $20....yeah---more money than sense....and i dont have a lot of money

5 comments:

Lyric said...

things had to git done? I think twenty years in Texas have changed you...lol

I love shopping with Milo right now, since he is so little, he likes to look around and go anywhere...but surely that will change! As I am learning right now!

Amy said...

Loved the post- so very true. My kids no longer sit in the carts while shopping. They tend to walk behind me in a single file line- why? Think it is the school mentality

Princess Mommy said...

You can come nuture my Ben and hire a babysitter anytime you want! AND Ill go shopping with you! :) I promise not to through screaming fits on the floor....well...only occasionally. ;)

Ashley said...

Ugh, I hate shopping with my kids, and I hate it when Roy wants us ALL to go - not fun at all. They don't necessarily misbehave, I just have a hard time concentrating with them around and we end up going back the next day for things I forgot!

Robin said...

That is too funny. We did al sorts of things with our own cuz he had too.