What Was I Thinking!
This is the first in a serious of blogs I have decided to call, “What Was I Thinking!” I have had these moments all throughout my life. They are times when all common sense or reason is brushed aside for the sake of an experience or even just pure laziness. I may decide it would be cool to jump off a really high bridge to impress my high school boyfriend only to pop out of the water gasping like an idiot for the breath that had been forced out of me upon impact. Or maybe, I think I can give the baby a sipy cup without the stopper so I don’t have to be troubled to find one in the drawer. Inevitably he will dump the milk all over my favorite irreplaceable chair. Another “What Was I Thinking Moment” occurred when I chose to let the baby run around without a diaper after his bath while I lay down for a moment of rest. I was rudely awakened by the aroma of baby poop and brown butt cheeks in my face. Going on a scavenger hunt for a smelly pile was not what I had planned for the day. Anyway, I think you get the idea.
The other morning I took my son to school in my pajamas as usual. No big deal, I don’t have to get out of the car or get near enough to anyone for them to discover I have not yet showered and brushed my teeth and hair. The extra 20 minutes of sleep are well worth the trade off…most days anyway.
On this particular day I decided that I should also stop by the grocery store to pick up soup for my sick boy at home. It was going to be a bit of a sacrifice if I happened to run into someone I knew, but I needed to do it before Travis left for work and I was forced to throw sick kids in the car.
I don’t per say keep track of what’s in my checking account. That may be why Trav has given me my own account so that I don’t end up spending ALL of the money or something. I was still quite surprised when my card was declined and the man in line behind me had to wait as they re-scanned each item and put it aside for me while I called my husband in a panic. Since our internet was down at home there was no way for him to bail me out by transferring money as he has done so many times before. I stood only a few small feet away from the examining eyes of the clerk as I explained I would have to come back later. I could see the judgment in her eyes as the traveled from my nappy hair, to my pink pj’s, and all the way down to my warm Roxy boots. All the way home I just kept asking myself, “what was I thinking”!!!
I can so relate! Ugh, the poop thing just cracks me up. Girl I’ve been there more than once. My most recent “what was I thinking” issue was those dogs we got last May. We fell in love with them, but failed to remember we have serious travel/vacation plans in the coming years that won’t be dog-friendly; and I also failed to remember that I have two very curious toddlers who pick up ANYTHING they find laying around and put it in their mouths…dog poop in my kids mouth was NOT what I was thinking about when we were holding them and getting all attached last year! Whew, glad we found them a good home. I like your blog by the way, didn’t even know you had one! Check mine out whenever you get a chance; links are on my FB profile! Toodles!
You were thinking you needed soup!!!!
I always are amazed after one of my boys runs full force and without looking shwaks his face into the table or anything at face level because they weren’t looking…they cry and break down for like 3 seconds and move on…I think wow I can’t believe how resilient they are! But what about us Moms we are required to bounce back and quickly to deal with all the time constraints and obstacle courses a head of us at every turn to take care of our little people! So even after the glares…I bet yesterday afternoon you were your gorgeous self..all to say…how amazingly resilient you are!!! Resilient enough to share with us the color of your pj’s! Gotta love Roxy boots too girl!!!!
Big love,
~Ris
You are fabulous!! I absolutely love your sense of humor and your writing style and to combine them?! Well … what can I say?! Fantastic! Great stories! I can relate to both the poopy butt cheeks in my face AND the running to school in my jammies. I am very much looking forward to more in your series. Lots of love!
You are so funny! I share many of the same experiences so it must be a mommy thing ha ha! However, I rarely leave the house without getting ready unless it’s to make a trip to La Bou with you;p
And, I’m just laughing. And, very glad these are your stories and not mine! LOL! Love you.
And, I’m not saying I haven’t had plenty of “what were you thinking” moments…
I think you should of gone into detail about Austin leaving poop tracks around your house! Now that’s what makes me wet my pants! LOL! I love all your crazy stories. I will so be prepared to be a mom with friends like you and Marissa!
Ahhhh … I feel so bad for you! I can completely relate. I’ve done so many similar things.
Once I threw on some old clothes … they weren’t my PJs, but they might as well have been … and ran to the grocery store before work. I decided that even though it was cold, I should take my dog Jack with me. We hadn’t had him for very long and I like to take him with me when I could. Well, I got to the store, went inside and did all of my shopping. Then, I get to the car and I can’t find my keys. I look in the car and there they are in the middle console. Oh, I lost it. I just knew that Jack would freeze to death in the car. Travis went to work at 6:00 am that day and he really wasn’t allowed to answer his cell phone. I called him, praying the whole time he would answer. Thankfully, he did, and as I began telling him what happened, through sobbing and unintelligible words, I saw little dog paws sticking out of the window. At first my brain didn’t comprehend what I was seeing. Within seconds, I realized that I had left the windows cracked; enough to get the door unlocked! My sobs instantly turned to laughter … and embarrassment.
So, as you see, I can really relate!
I can’t wait to read about the rest of your adventures.
Too funny! I can so picture you in the store going, “This never happens to me, I promise!” LOL
um, okay, so where’s the second in the series?????