Nuts

I follow a blog called IKEA hacker and its people that transform ikea furniture into something else. Some are horrible, some brilliant. Why do we post so much online? Before the Internet you'd only be able to bore your friends with the nifty crafts you made. Now we all get to judge you. And judge I do. 

Today I did what moms refer to as "pushing" your kids. It's when you know they're tired but you treat them like boot camp troops. I had to go to 4 different stores and made it to 6, one being a pet store which can be rough. They put a huge tank of goldfish right at kid level with a completely open top. Dummies. 

So when I made it to my last stop, the LCBO, I had 2 kids throwing fits, one was because she wanted to go to the toy aisle. One shouldn't bring children into the bottle smashing convenience of a liquor store. One should also not do it at the end of a long morning. But I did. And then they sky opened up and the rain made the trek to the car even more delightful. Lunch was a blur and then I forced them to sleep. Screaming and crying ensued, then the beloved quiet. 

Then my awesome friend Claire was in the neighbourhood, brought me a latte and I had uninterrupted, quality chat time. 

... And now to prepare Paula's birthday dinner