mom-olympics
Today I ventured to the grocery store with ALL THREE KIDS. If the pantry wasn’t in such dire straights I would have waited until school started Tuesday, but it had to be done.
After loading the baby, the 5-year old (who said her legs were too tired to walk) & a pack of bottled water into the cart I notice that the wheels of our cart did not swivel. It required herculean strength to turn the cart (who needs the gym when I’ve got this?!), there was no way I was unloading our loot and heading back OUTSIDE to look for a cart with a better turning radius. I pressed on, literally. I found that using my foot on the bar of the cart made it a bit easier to maneuver. One split bottle of ranch dressing on the isle floor, 2 handling of chocolate Valentines later and I finally made it to the check out counter. After wrestling all of the groceries out of the cart one handed (the other hand was using a pig puppet to quell the tired cries of the baby), telling each of the two older kids “no” at least three times to cadbury creme eggs (it isn’t even FEBRUARY people!); I lamented to the checker that shopping with young children should be an Olympic sport. She looked at me with nary a sense of humor and asked me if I wanted ice or stamps.
I mentioned the experience to my husband and he laughed (+1 for me!). He jokingly told me I should come up with mom-olympics. I told him another event would be carrying a wiggling baby in your arms and a heavy diaper bag, while bending over one at a time to floor level to retrieve cheerios dropped by a toddler that you are trying to catch!
What about you….I need a good chuckle, what are some of your “Mom Olympic” events?
January 18th, 2011 at 8:38 am
Considering I just got back from traveling, I think there should be an airline travel Mom Olympics category. Toting a 25-lb toddler, diaper bag, carry-on, and carseat through the airport, then having a surprise tantrum at the security checkpoint because the toddler doesn’t want her jacket and shoes removed.
January 18th, 2011 at 11:31 am
How about when the kids want to bike or scooter to the park and then just over half-way there, decide they are too tired to ride and must walk instead. Mom is left pushing the baby in the stroller and manuvering the bikes or scooters and helmets too, because the kids can’t possibly wear a helmet and walk at the same time.
January 19th, 2011 at 1:03 am
Changing diapers. Their feet are toys so they must have them up by their face, which is fine until they decide they would rather “play” with something else. Or they are trying to roll over. Or actually rolling over and trying to get away. Or rolling over and getting away.
Feeding multiple kids.
Loading and unloading kids from car.
Bedtime routine.
Getting kids ready for school.
January 25th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
You should make this into a game show (I love gameshows!)
Remember Supermarket Sweep? Well the show should have the same premise, but with kids. The more questions you get right the less kids you have to take thru the store.
February 3rd, 2011 at 6:07 pm
I’m all for the game show. I would totally watch that. Though it might get dangerous for the kiddos once a big cash prize is involved. They would have to use robot babies with injury sensors and over-the-top, shrieking alarms.