March 26, 2010

  • Good Weather, Bad Weather...Taking Chewlee Shopping


    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    Early to bed, early to rise.....really is true.  I guess once you start hitting the sack early, it's inevitable that you get up early.  I don't mind that because I love light, sun and the more of it there is, the happier I am.  I had to settle for light today.  It had rained and stayed overcast pretty much all day long.

    The Princess came by around lunchtime or so to take her jog with Baron.  It was raining so we sat around the table talking about this-and-that.  They are leaving in the morning for the Panhandle of Florida for the weekend.  She was having the bedroom furniture delivered later (around the time to pick up Chewlee) so she asked me to do it.  I said *no problem* and figured I would just drop her off at her house since it's on my way back but I ended up (whatever possessed me???) taking her with me to Walmart. 

    She was entranced and acted like she had never been there before.  She was very happy and had to say hello to everyone.  At least we had a lot of people with smiles on their faces that didn't have them before we passed.  When we got to the pharmacy, she said to me, *This isn't Walmart* while shaking her head *no* but I told her it was.  She got a shocked look on her face and said, *Walmart is BIG! *  I just agreed with her and smiled a lot at her wonder. 

    As I walked through the store and down the aisles, she named the things she saw like *ladies clothes* *helmets* (those were ATV helmets for kids) and when we hit the toy section she was ecstatic!  We walked down the Barbie aisle (I wanted to get her one) and she picked the Mermaid Barbie.  No, it doesn't have a tail instead of legs.  It just has a bikini on. 

    As we walked along the back towards the beverage section on the food side, I spotted the summer Garanimals separates.  I can't resist them because they are cute, well-made and very cheap.  I bought her a cute purple skort that the baby loved because it has two pockets on the butt section and she picked a matching (one of three offered) top that has the layered look.  The Beast just rolled his eyes when he saw it.  He doesn't know how lucky he is.  If I hadn't pulled another sheet set (Better Homes is the brand) out for us and extra pillowcases, as well as two complete towel sets for the guest bathroom, I would have bought her more.  I love to dress her up cute and see her in the things I've bought for her.

    While we were out, I ran up to Guntersville with the intention of buying us a pizza for dinner.  I almost died when I found out our absolute favorite pizza place is out of business.  They moved it to Huntsville and that's just a little too far to drive.    I called the Beast and we decided on KFC instead.

    The Princess was at the house waiting for us when we got back.  She needed to pick up a cooler to take with them for the beach (and to bring home some fresh clams for Johnnycake's father).  They both ate with us before the Princess headed home. She was eager to get Chewlee's room decked out since the furniture was put together and ready.  They didn't put her bed together for her and it was too heavy for her to manage on her own.  She is going to have to wait for Johnnycakes to get home from work to help her.

    I am hoping the day is nice tomorrow so I can hang out the set of sheets I have on the bed now.  I should have washed them today but it was just too dismal to do more than necessary.  I'll wash the new towels and sheets, too IF the day is nice.  The towels will go in the dryer because line drying just does NOT make them soft and fluffy, no matter how much fabric softener you use.  It's been years since I could hang out my linens.  I will always remember how fresh and clean they smell.

    It was funny when the Princess was ready to go home.  She cleared off the high chair tray and help Chewlee down but when Chewlee heard they were going home, she ran to me here in my computer room and said, *Your lap, Gramma!  Put me in your lap!*  She then said, *Not home, gramma's house!*  She didn't want to go home.  That made me laugh and I told her she had a new bed she had to see and a new bedspread that Mommy was going to put on it for her.  I then reminded her she didn't have her new Barbie so we had to go look for that.  She resigned herself to the fact that she HAD to go home because *tomorrow you are going to the beach!*  She wanted to go and look for Dora so she could help clean up the beach (like Dora and Boots do in one of the Dora movies). 

    I'm getting tired after pushing Chewlee around Walmart in the cart.  Figures I would pick a cart that was tough to push.  I knew I should have changed it.  *Sigh*  My legs were actually shaking by the time we got back to the car.  I almost hated to think about driving into Guntersville for a pizza (and look how that turned out). I have been taking it easy since we got home but it took it's toll on me.  It really made me wonder how in the hell I used to manage taking four kids shopping with me all the time.  The Beast wasn't *into* watching our kids for me, no matter WHAT I had to do.  I actually didn't mind taking the kids along.  Must have been brain-damage. 

    Love you all.  Have a wonderful day.  Give yourself a break today and do something you like to do....alone.  Take that long bubble bath.  Take a nap....anything you don't usually allow yourself time to do.  Life will continue.  It always does.