I'm Her!

I don't judge other moms when I see them out in public, pretty much no matter what, because I know! I know this one moment does not define them, and I know the front door of the store is miles away when your child is having a fit. And today, I was that mom. I took Amelia to Walmart to get her glasses adjusted, because they kept falling off, and her eye doctor told us on Friday that she needs to wear them all the time now. I took Henry with me too. So, while we were there, I decided to shop for a few things that we needed and that were cheap there - file folders, spray paint, paper towels, etc. and a bottle of $4 wine to cook with - I needed it for dinner tonight.

By the end of the trip, Amelia was worn out and whiny and Henry was beyond worn out - he was screaming and arching his back. When the checkout girl got to the wine, she told me that she couldn't ring it up because she was under 21 (of course she was, she looked like she was 12! How old am I that I had this thought?!) So she called the manager, and we waited. We kept waiting. And waiting. I was not going to drag the kids to the liquor store for more expensive wine, and I was not going to make this dinner without any wine, because I knew it wouldn't taste as good. So we waited. Meanwhile, the five people with full carts behind me stared at me like oh my gosh! that mom! she's making her baby scream while she's just standing there waiting for her precious bottle of wine!

To make up for my Bad Mommy post, here is a picture of my angel. My friend Paula took this during her Christmas Pageant last month.