Shopping

Well, I had to do it again. I actually had to take my kids grocery shopping with me. As many are aware, it's an event I dread (with good reason). I needed to get some things for dinner tonight and therefore, it was rather urgent.
We headed out to Wegman's, the world's greatest grocery store, to get a handful of items. We stopped in their wine shop to pick up some wine and beer for this evening. For some reason it just feels wrong to put a bottle of wine in the bottom of the stroller. I guess that makes it even worse to have my 3 and a half year old carry the 12 bottles of Heineken on his lap. :)
We then headed over to the regular part of the grocery store. The boys love love love the dairy section because there is a model train that runs overhead. Last time we were there, the train was not working and it was quite a meltdown for the boys. Thank God it was working today and it provided some amusement for the boys.
Upon checkout I thought I was picking the candy free lane. I put my items on the belt and noticed that it was definitely not a candy free lane. It also happened to be the slowest lane I've even been in. Too late, the stuff was unloaded. I had to stand at the end of the lane so the boys wouldn't grab, open and eat the candy that wasn't supposed to be there. Hmmm....maybe I should have let them and then refused to pay saying that it wasn't supposed to be there in the first place. Truthfully, not worth it, I would have to deal with the sugar high. The reason the line was going so slowly was due to the nice but overly chatty cashier, Sheldon. Not sure why I remember his name, maybe because the name seems to fit his personality. Anyway, after he proceeded to tell me about the milk that his mother bought that ended up going bad after three days and the fact that the grocery bags you can purchase at the store fall apart after washing them, I was finally on my way out. We unloaded the bags and then headed over to Target. You have to love these commercial developments that have every store possible in one area, talk about convenience!!
I had a bag to return to Target. The kids loved watching themselves on the security tv while I finished the transaction. Off we headed to find a replacement bag and scour the store for sales. I found a cute bag and the track pants that I love (it's great being a stay-at-home mom!) were on sale for 50% off. Bonus!!! Picked up a pair of cute shoes for Jameson (Stellan didn't think they were comfortable enough therefore he chose not to get any). Finally we were on our way to the checkout. Knowing that I always pay with my credit card (you've gotta love airmiles!!) Jameson said he wanted to sign my name. I told him he could help me. As I grabbed the pen he dictated what I should sign, M-O-M. How adorable is that?!?!? Life through the eyes of a three year old.