This scares me..
On the way home from Target last week the girl (yes, girl.. she looked like she was barely 18) driving the car in front of me was smoking. And texting. I could see her little baby face perfectly the way her side view mirror was angled- and it looked like her eyes were barely open as she looked down at her phone.
When our red light turned green- she didn't move. I yelled out "stop texting and drive your car!".. and eventually she did. Drive her car I mean.. but she did keep texting as she turned off towards the highway. I am too old and careful and.. a parent driving her children around for people like that.
This makes me wonder what's wrong with people..
On the way home one day, I had a few minutes before I needed to pick Lily up (which doesn't happen. ever.) so I decided to make one more stop. I found my things and headed to the register with a sleeping Noah in my arms. There was another little boy, younger than Noah, toddle-running near the registers with his mom. He wasn't all over the store, but he was getting further away from her than it seemed like he should, but by the time it was our turn at the register I stopped paying attention to what he was doing.
I paid and started out the door when I heard some scuffling and voices behind me. I turned a little, but didn't see the other boy so I kept walking. In between the two sets of doors I saw him try to scurry by me as I heard a woman calling out to him. I stooped a little, while still carrying my own 2 year old, to try to stop him before he got by me, but I missed. So I reached out further and managed to grab the top of his collar just as he got up to the second set of doors (and then would have been out in the busy parking lot). He stopped, turned, and looked up at me. And that was it.
The woman, not his mom but whoever was with her, that came up behind us a second later, said.. nothing. Not. One. Thing. As she lead him back into the store.
But this makes up for it. A little..
I made a quick run through the grocery store with a tired toddler that wanted no part of it. I got more than I meant to and by the time we made it to the checkout, Noah was fast asleep. In my arms. And I still had to take everything out of the cart and get it onto the belt. Hmm.
I bent sideways.. and backwards.. and started pulling things out one by one. After 3 or 4 items.. the woman behind me asked if I needed some help. And I've got to admit it surprised the heck out of me. I've dealt with all kinds of children nonsense at the register.. but never once had anyone ever asked me if I needed help.
So, I just laughed (in that way that meant 'oh, this? this is NOTHING.) and told her no, but thank you. She must have been a mother..
Monday, May 26, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
Being two is as bad as it gets
My children and I went to the car dealer today so that I could finally finally finally finally (6 months later) get my 2nd car key. It was genuinely a mircale that I did not lose the 1st/only one or lock it in the car or break it or whatever else. But, now that I have two keys, I assume one of those things will happen within the next few days. To both of them. Anyway..
They were just programming a key, so I figured I could get away with having my pit crew, as one of the salespeople joked, with me. Lily was fine. Noah on the other hand was more like..
Wait. Where are we? Wasn't I just sleeping? I'm not sure about this. Why are we getting out of the car? Fine, we're getting out of the car. Who is this man? Why are you talking to my mommy? Now you're talking to me?! Don't talk to me, I don't know you!
Now we're going in that building? I'm not sure about this. No, no I don't think I like this. Now we're moving again. To chairs? No, nope, no way.. not sitting in a chair. Nope not sitting on your lap either mommy. Wait, how come Lily gets a chair? I want a chair! I don't care if there aren't any chairs left! Fine! I'm going to sit on the floor then! Nope I am NOT going to sit on the floor.
No, seriously, I'm not sitting on your lap mommy. Oh, you have my iPad.. I think sitting on your lap would be fine.
Nope! IPad is no longer sufficient!! Ah, juice. Juice. Yum, I love juice. Juice and ipad.. everything is alright with the world. Well played, mommy.
NO! Everything is terrible and I hate this. Juice and ipad are totally unacceptable. I want your phone! NO!- I will hold it!! Actually you can hold it then because I am going to use my iPad also.
I want to watch videos of myself. Over and over and over. No I want to take pictures of myself. I want to take pictures of Lily. Now I want to take pictures of the other people in the waiting room. I'm doing it! I AM!! Oh, look if you hold the phone so we can see ourselves and I flip my iPad around I can watch what I'm doing on your phone instead.
Hold my juice. Hold me. And your phone. Now hold my iPad too. NO stop holding me! I want to sit on the floor! I want to stand up. I want to go for a walk. Yeah, we're going for a walk!
A clear wall- this is fantastic. Yes, I'm happy just standing here looking outside. Forever. Yup.
Now I want to go out there. No, I'm going to lock this door so no one can come in. NO I WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY SO PEOPLE CAN LEAVE! This is intolerable! Why are you talking to me lady, I don't know you. What do you mean I can't cry in here? Do you think you're being funny? Oh, look you're laughing.. you do think you're being funny. I don't care for your humor, lady.
Look it's the clear wall again. Okay, this is fine. Hmm.. no, I'm pretty sure I still want to go out there. Wait, where is Lily going? Why doesn't she want to keep standing here looking at the grass? She needs to come over here! Right now. NO SERIOUSLY I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS!
Oh, we're done? We're going outside? Yeah! Wait. Wait. No no.. I hate outside.. let's go back inside. Inside!
Oh, but there's that bush I saw. That's awesome. I want to look at it. No I want to look at it closer. Nope, now we're too close. I hate this! Oh, but maybe I could touch it. NO NO oh my God I don't want to touch THAT! Why are YOU touching?! Stop it. No, it's not okay! Not at all.. we need to leave right now!
Why are we leaving? We can't leave! What, the car? No, we can't get in the car! No. Oh God no! She's stealing me! Stealing me! Help me!! Oh, my iPad.. ah..
And then I went to buy coffee so I would be able to survive the drive home.
They were just programming a key, so I figured I could get away with having my pit crew, as one of the salespeople joked, with me. Lily was fine. Noah on the other hand was more like..
Wait. Where are we? Wasn't I just sleeping? I'm not sure about this. Why are we getting out of the car? Fine, we're getting out of the car. Who is this man? Why are you talking to my mommy? Now you're talking to me?! Don't talk to me, I don't know you!
Now we're going in that building? I'm not sure about this. No, no I don't think I like this. Now we're moving again. To chairs? No, nope, no way.. not sitting in a chair. Nope not sitting on your lap either mommy. Wait, how come Lily gets a chair? I want a chair! I don't care if there aren't any chairs left! Fine! I'm going to sit on the floor then! Nope I am NOT going to sit on the floor.
No, seriously, I'm not sitting on your lap mommy. Oh, you have my iPad.. I think sitting on your lap would be fine.
Nope! IPad is no longer sufficient!! Ah, juice. Juice. Yum, I love juice. Juice and ipad.. everything is alright with the world. Well played, mommy.
NO! Everything is terrible and I hate this. Juice and ipad are totally unacceptable. I want your phone! NO!- I will hold it!! Actually you can hold it then because I am going to use my iPad also.
I want to watch videos of myself. Over and over and over. No I want to take pictures of myself. I want to take pictures of Lily. Now I want to take pictures of the other people in the waiting room. I'm doing it! I AM!! Oh, look if you hold the phone so we can see ourselves and I flip my iPad around I can watch what I'm doing on your phone instead.
Hold my juice. Hold me. And your phone. Now hold my iPad too. NO stop holding me! I want to sit on the floor! I want to stand up. I want to go for a walk. Yeah, we're going for a walk!
A clear wall- this is fantastic. Yes, I'm happy just standing here looking outside. Forever. Yup.
Now I want to go out there. No, I'm going to lock this door so no one can come in. NO I WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY SO PEOPLE CAN LEAVE! This is intolerable! Why are you talking to me lady, I don't know you. What do you mean I can't cry in here? Do you think you're being funny? Oh, look you're laughing.. you do think you're being funny. I don't care for your humor, lady.
Look it's the clear wall again. Okay, this is fine. Hmm.. no, I'm pretty sure I still want to go out there. Wait, where is Lily going? Why doesn't she want to keep standing here looking at the grass? She needs to come over here! Right now. NO SERIOUSLY I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS!
Oh, we're done? We're going outside? Yeah! Wait. Wait. No no.. I hate outside.. let's go back inside. Inside!
Oh, but there's that bush I saw. That's awesome. I want to look at it. No I want to look at it closer. Nope, now we're too close. I hate this! Oh, but maybe I could touch it. NO NO oh my God I don't want to touch THAT! Why are YOU touching?! Stop it. No, it's not okay! Not at all.. we need to leave right now!
Why are we leaving? We can't leave! What, the car? No, we can't get in the car! No. Oh God no! She's stealing me! Stealing me! Help me!! Oh, my iPad.. ah..
And then I went to buy coffee so I would be able to survive the drive home.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
merging into the outdoors
Everything that's going to sprout.. has. I guess. Which means no lettuce this year- none of the seeds from last year ever came up. I also only have one cucumber plant, even though I planted at least 20 seeds.
But on the other side.. I have tons of bean plants. Or rather I did before I put them outside for a few days and then into their outdoor window boxes- two days before tons of wind and rain.
They currently look really, really unhappy. Two of them are definitely broken and the rest just look miserable. But.. most of them do have some smaller leaves that I'm hoping will keep growing and revive the rest of the each plant.
I left one plant inside just in case the outdoor transfer didn't go well. And now I'm really glad I did, because when I looked at it closely yesterday..
..there were already 4 or 5 little beans growing! The pepper and tomato plants are small, but some are outside already in small pots- just waiting for their time to go into the window boxes as well.
The onions are still so very small that I'm not sure they are even growing anymore. A lot of the flowers are sprouting up like crazy and before long every available surface will be covered with daisies, poppies, and whatever else it was we planted. Also, very unbelievably, I finally have some sunflowers. There are some just sprouted ones outside and one pot of larger ones inside (and honestly I am afraid to put them outside).
Two of the three pumpkin plants are still growing. I put the one outside, but it was too early in the season and it just couldn't take it. So now I only have to figure out what to do with two pumpkin vines, instead of three.
Overall I feel like this garden is a few weeks ahead of last years, which is good because a lot of the tomatoes still weren't done growing until November.
But on the other side.. I have tons of bean plants. Or rather I did before I put them outside for a few days and then into their outdoor window boxes- two days before tons of wind and rain.
They currently look really, really unhappy. Two of them are definitely broken and the rest just look miserable. But.. most of them do have some smaller leaves that I'm hoping will keep growing and revive the rest of the each plant.
I left one plant inside just in case the outdoor transfer didn't go well. And now I'm really glad I did, because when I looked at it closely yesterday..
..there were already 4 or 5 little beans growing! The pepper and tomato plants are small, but some are outside already in small pots- just waiting for their time to go into the window boxes as well.
The onions are still so very small that I'm not sure they are even growing anymore. A lot of the flowers are sprouting up like crazy and before long every available surface will be covered with daisies, poppies, and whatever else it was we planted. Also, very unbelievably, I finally have some sunflowers. There are some just sprouted ones outside and one pot of larger ones inside (and honestly I am afraid to put them outside).
Two of the three pumpkin plants are still growing. I put the one outside, but it was too early in the season and it just couldn't take it. So now I only have to figure out what to do with two pumpkin vines, instead of three.
Overall I feel like this garden is a few weeks ahead of last years, which is good because a lot of the tomatoes still weren't done growing until November.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
what we did
2. I started a latch hook rug, took a picture, and then only worked on it one or two times since.
3. A branded donut full of sugar. But pretty. And I was the best mommy ever. For about 35 seconds.
4. Unbelievably, it was still snowing on April 16.
5. With spring brings the arrival of full-on vegetable sandwiches for lunch.
6. Lily.
7. Watermelon Oreos. At first I thought, wow.. that's really different.. and probably gross. Then I couldn't stop thinking about them. So I did finally buy them. And? They're good. Vanilla was definitely the way to go- if they had gone with the traditional chocolate Oreo, I think that would have been gross.
8. You never know what is gonna be in a mom's bag. I burst out laughing in the middle of Target when I went looking for my shopping list and found ONE of Lily and Noah's walkie talkies instead.
9. Hello blue skies and warm weather, what took you so long?
Sunday, May 4, 2014
yesterday
The weather yesterday was ideal. Most Saturday mornings I go to the thrift store. Right sharp at 9am.. or I may as well not even go. There is always a line outside before the doors open, which gets longer and longer as the minutes tick closer to the door unlocking . I watch, with amusement, from my car while I listen to music and play Words with Friends.
Yesterday was the first Saturday that it hadn't rained in three weeks.. and there were twice as many people outside as normal. I don't get the correlation.. you'd think there would be less people as everyone should be out enjoying the fantastic weather.
Later, I attempted to take Lily and Noah to our favorite playground. But we had never really gone there on a weekend when the weather was warm.. and I was reminded why. Easily fifty to sixty cars were in the "parking lot." Which is in quotes because there are really only enough spots for about thirty cars.
I laughed and drove right on by. And kept going, naturally, to Target. For the most part they were alright with that.. that and the promise that we'd play on our own playground when we got home.
Which we did. For a little while.
Slides. Swings. I cleared up a lot of the sticks that had fallen around their playground over the winter. Until I looked down to ants crawling all over my shoes. And beyond shoes.
As the weather has gotten warmer and warmer this year, Noah is getting better at not wandering (and running at a full tilt) away from me when we're in the front yard. I have definitely been lulled into a false sense of security and will be more likely to be duped in the future.
Lily stalked a butterfly.
There was also general wandering.
And then we went inside so I could put the groceries away.
Boring.
However, not before..
I got the groceries out of the car while holding onto Noah as he tried to escape. Then I tried to keep both children away from the bee while also trying to get it out of my car. Without getting stung.
Because there was nothing I could do but keep the car door open and loudly encourage the bee to not take up residence in the small hiding spaces under the driver's seat. After a couple minutes of encouragement, it picked the rear passenger window on the other side of the car and banged up against it half a dozen times. I quickly opened that door before I lost any chance at all. There was no way I was going to walk away without 100% knowing it wasn't in the car any longer.
I really wish I had seen the video.
Yesterday was the first Saturday that it hadn't rained in three weeks.. and there were twice as many people outside as normal. I don't get the correlation.. you'd think there would be less people as everyone should be out enjoying the fantastic weather.
Later, I attempted to take Lily and Noah to our favorite playground. But we had never really gone there on a weekend when the weather was warm.. and I was reminded why. Easily fifty to sixty cars were in the "parking lot." Which is in quotes because there are really only enough spots for about thirty cars.
I laughed and drove right on by. And kept going, naturally, to Target. For the most part they were alright with that.. that and the promise that we'd play on our own playground when we got home.
Which we did. For a little while.
Slides. Swings. I cleared up a lot of the sticks that had fallen around their playground over the winter. Until I looked down to ants crawling all over my shoes. And beyond shoes.
As the weather has gotten warmer and warmer this year, Noah is getting better at not wandering (and running at a full tilt) away from me when we're in the front yard. I have definitely been lulled into a false sense of security and will be more likely to be duped in the future.
Lily stalked a butterfly.
There was also general wandering.
And then we went inside so I could put the groceries away.
Boring.
However, not before..
Spent the last 2 minutes yelling at a bee (yellow jacket?) to GET OUT OF MY CAR! Because the neighbors don't think I'm wacko enough yet
— Laura (@teamtantrum) May 3, 2014
I got the groceries out of the car while holding onto Noah as he tried to escape. Then I tried to keep both children away from the bee while also trying to get it out of my car. Without getting stung.
Because there was nothing I could do but keep the car door open and loudly encourage the bee to not take up residence in the small hiding spaces under the driver's seat. After a couple minutes of encouragement, it picked the rear passenger window on the other side of the car and banged up against it half a dozen times. I quickly opened that door before I lost any chance at all. There was no way I was going to walk away without 100% knowing it wasn't in the car any longer.
I really wish I had seen the video.
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