Feeling Brave

All the goodies!

I woke up the other morning with no plans. This was a shock and a surprise to me! Between school, crossfit, the farmers market, playdates, meetings, and church activities, our days are pretty full. I was tempted to just snuggle up and have a cozy day at home with the kiddos, but I was terrified they would get stir crazy and revolt. So, I did something that I have never done before...I took both kids to Costco by myself. I know some of you are thinking, "So! What is the big deal?" Well, our closest Costco is about an hour and a half away. Because of the long drive, we stock up big time. We keep a large stockpile of food at our house for convenience and to help keep our grocery bill low. It always takes us a couple of hours when we go to Costco. The buggie is usually so full that it is a challenge to turn it.

Before we got there, Miss O and I had a discussion on behavior and I asked her to be my helper. ( being my helper in the store is a new favorite thing for her.)  I have to say that my cuties did a great job! They did fight over the Sprite that came with our hotdog. They both thought the other was not sharing enough, and Short Round wanted to hold the cup all by himself. In the end, I had to just take the cup away from both of them and hide it under stuff in the cart.

When I got home I was feeling pretty dang proud of myself for taking this adventure on my own. It was also a big weight off my chest knowing that our pantry is now fully stocked again!