The other day the Blossoms awoke and said, "Mommy, we read all of our books can we go to the library today?"
I am known to say no quite often to many things... but I can't deny that request. We loaded up the dump truck with the books... just kidding. I gathered them into the reusable tote bags and loaded the stroller and off we went that afternoon. If you've ever seen kids in a candy store, that is what our girlies look like in the Children's Library. It's something of a breathless experience for me. I've tried to tame it with organization and turn-taking and such, but I realized that I actually *like* the controlled chaos, so I let it be. And then we got in line. I let the nice, normal lady who only had like 5 books go in front of us. Unfortunately, she decided to sign up for library cards for all three of her children... and her account information had to be updated too. No biggie. But this was chewing into the time cushion I built into our day in order to make it to piano lesson on time. All things considered, we got 4 girlies into the truck at lightning speed, another 60 books or so loaded into the back and off we went to literally sprint to piano lessons... we made it. I got comfy on the couch because Sweet Pea was starting to fuss. I thought maybe it had something to do with being in a Snugli Front Pack Carrier on an Olympic Sprinter while doing the 50 yard dash. Turns out, she's hungry... so I peeped into my diaper bag only to find that my go-to, amazingly wonderful nursing cover is GONE.
Gulp.
Dry mouth.
Few things send chills down my spine and put the-deer-in-the-headlights look in my eyes. Forgetting my nursing cover is one of those things.
Deep breath.
I also don't carry a blanket much because I usually just let my nursing cover double as one. Ok, time to be a little creative. A slightly flowy shirt, the cover of the Snugli and the lone burp cloth had to suffice. That, and I pulled the stroller in front of us for a little more cover. It did the trick. Success.
Boy, was I relieved to find it in the back of the truck after piano lesson. That's good cuz I was about to send a posse out to canvasse the town in search of it.
I thought you could use a little humor considering some of the gut-wrenching thoughts I've been sharing lately.
