I've started to come to grips with the fact that my life is just one crazy moment after another. I've also learned that they come at the most unexpected times. (I admit I was very naive to think my life would be anything else considering I have three kids three and under.) Today I experienced a big one.
I was in the checkout line at Target (all three kids in tow) when I got a phone call from my sister, Tona. She was going out for her last lunch before going into the MTC. I was trying to tell her how proud I was of her and how much I love her while desperately trying to keep my kids out of the candy. Finally I paid and had the groceries and Kaylee secure in the cart heading towards the door. I knew I was incapable of navigating two toddlers a full cart and a coherent phone conversation so I told the kids to sit on the bench next to the exit. I thought they would sit patiently for me but I was wrong. Before I knew what was happening Kaylee was crying, Autumn was nowhere to be found and Ebby was giving a final push to an empty cart out the open sliding doors.
WHAT the WHAT!?!
I couldn't just leave my baby in the store, in a full cart, crying while I was running down a runaway cart in the parking lot. So I hurriedly pushed the cart outside and braced it against one of the pylons. That's when I found Autumn. Her arm was under my cart! Luckily the runaway cart hadn't gone very far. I finally got everything and everyone under control when I remembered I was still on the phone with Tona.
Poor Tona. Set apart and about to enter the MTC and I have no idea what kind of obscenities I was shouting out as I tried to get everything under control. I was so relieved that everyone was ok and so shook up and embarrassed that I quickly said goodbye. That is going to be Tona's last memory of me and my kids.
Great. Well, at least it's true to life.
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