I will get round to writing blogs on the holiday and dedication when I have the energy!
Anyway today I decided to do the food shopping on my own with the children. I usually do this with Hubby in the evenings but sometimes I brave it on my own forgetting the reality of shopping with Pebble and Nemo. So here I am reminding myself of why I shouldn't...
1.) I never have a £1 coin so I ended up walking to the checkouts, waiting in the que just to get a token from the checkout person, before heading out and starting again. (At least I have a new shiney Lidl token!)
2.) Pebble hates sitting in trolley seats and she's gotten to the point where she doesn't even like going in the sling. No, not my Pebble she wants to be actively held by me, the entire way round, and screams blue murder if I put her down- even for a second.
Nemo on the other hand is a dream helping me select items however insists of putting (/throwing) these in the trolley much to the detriment of the more delicate items underneath! But the other shoppers think this adorable and I get lots of smiles.
So I'm feeling good- I have this whole shopping thing in hand......
3.) Having finished the shopping I discovered the end of the cucumber Nemo selected was rotted. I couldn't leave the children at the checkout so had to run with them both to swap it.
4.) By my return the check out person had served the person in front and had got out of her booth to put my leftover items from the trolley on the belt. I then had to quickly grab some bags (of course I always forget to bring my reusables) and opt for just shove the items straight into the shopping trolley rather then try and bag them. I love Lidl but they are speedy and you don't want to be the person holding up the que.
Feeling less like I have this shopping thing in hand...
5.) After paying, in order to pack my items I gave Nemo and Pebble a packet of newly brought raisins but of course half of Pebble's ended up on the floor- First clean up job on my hands and knees. Having shoved the items into the trolley with little thought the kitchen spray had been squashed and leaked green liquid onto the floor- Second clean up job on my hands and knees.
6.) so getting the children and food into the car was fine. Nemo said "goodbye Lidl" which is so cute- cue more adoring smiles from a lady outside. I get to unpacking the shopping at home. Pebble is hysterical to be put down and dramatically screams and crawls outside following me as I go in and out of the car. Nemo wants milk- I give him milk (the last of it because I thought we had another bottle - we don't). Nemo spills milk then also cries hysterically because I have no more milk to give him.
I am also trying to dodge our broken gate (thank you storm Imogen for that) with added nails which stick out.
8.) I turn around and see smoke coming from the shopping....what??? I move the bags to realise that I have accidentally knocked a hob on which is burning the shopping bags!
Luckily I have not lost too much in the way of food mainly just some cheese but the mess left is more significant, there is burnt plastic and cheese all over the kitchen hob...
9.) Whilst I am trying to tidy this epic melted plastic mess Pebble is screaming, I find that she has managed to get her arm stuck in a drawer. Very upset she now needs nursing and tired out put her to bed. Nemo wants to watch fireman Sam, needs another drink and is requesting a banana. I have still not put the shopping away....
I am so not on top of this whole shopping thing...
10.) I have finished hurrah! Nemo is watching fireman Sam, Pebble is asleep. I have put the shopping away... A complete victory except I cannot get the smell of burnt plastic out of the air and after a weeks food shop I have no milk for a cup of tea.....
