Awnry Child=Advantage for the Momma?!

Have you ever thought, “oh just one quick errand and then I’ll put the kids down for their nap?” Or, “this should really only take a second, they won’t have a breakdown in public.” Well, a few days ago after a super duper fun trip to a new indoor play area, my kids were getting close to their breaking point. Joann’s was in the same strip as the play place so I decided that since I had to return 1 tube of sparkly frosting, that I didn’t end up needing, I could do this 2 minute errand with both kids. Little miss L had her shoes off (she’s only 15 months and is just getting used to them) so I had to hold her and try to entertain her as the helpful person behind the counter was ignoring us. At one point, there were 2 people behind the counter trying to help 1 lady, and 1 gave the other the ok to help me to which she blew off. I tried to politely smile even though I’m thinking I could have made it through the normal checkout line by now since they had gone through 5 customers. During the obnoxious calculations in my head and knowing my 2 minute errand was now past 5, Little miss L knocked herself in the face with Cowboy Woody and is screaming and big J is asking for a drink/treat/money. He knows when I’m distracted he can get anything. I’m feeling the sweats start to come on and the eyes start to move towards me. My favorite is when people say, “oh it must be getting close to nap time.” I’ve heard it at all times during the day and I think, they are kids! They aren’t always going to be 100% happy running errands! I get self conscience and feel like all my momma flaws are visible like I look too young to have 2 kids. I’m not the most patient person. I stress easily. I only ran in with my wallet. No drinks. No toys. No snacks. The only thing I could hand my kids were coins. Another flaw, Little miss L’s went straight to her mouth. Shouldn’t I know better?! So my turn is finally up and all I’m there to get back was $2.99! I bought 2 frosting tubes and used 1 coupon so she accidentally returned the cheaper one. I just simply asked if she could return it again so instead of getting almost $2 back I could get almost $3. Yes, I’m ridiculous, but I love a good deal. She said she couldn’t do it again, but handed me a $10 off card. I smiled and said thanks and sprinted out of the store. I was thinking, what a bummer, I’m sure it’s $10 off $50 and I don’t have that much to buy at Joann’s this week. I buckled the kids in, got in, read the card again and it’s $10 off $10 or more!! Yay! So instead of getting my $1 back I added about $8 to it! I’m sure she felt bad for the stressed and frazzled me! The sale is for next week. Thank you Joann’s!