A funny thing happened yesterday.....

Yesterday early afternoon the phone rang and it was Tracey (my sister in law) an emergency had come up at their carpet store and she was wondering if she could bring her boys over. Not long after Billy (10) and Jacob (8) are here. J had just gone down for his nap and Willie had just woken up so I got to visit for a few minutes. The boys had just got back Wednesday night from visiting my mom, dad and rest of the family in Canada so we'd not seen them in a while. It was a nice surprise for J when he woke up from his nap. Very exciting and he was hog wild for the rest of the day. Anyway, I needed to get to the Kroger and pick up a few things and fill the 5gal water jug. Here's where it gets interesting.

We get into the van and head off. Just as we're turning out a severe thunderstorm warning is issued and we can see the storm heading our way. No biggie, we'll be quick. Pull into the parking lot and get a great spot. Get all four kids out of the van, J in a buggy and I carry Willie. This is the first time I've been to the store on my own and not worn Willie but I was trying to be quick and beat the rain. I should've stuck with wearing him. It was already starting to thunder and lightning so we ran in. We picked up everything we needed and checked out. Of course the look I was getting from the lady behind us made me want to scream. Here I am with 4 boys, J chatting non stop in a very ambitious toddler voice, a strange collection of groceries in my buggy and a 12 pack. Oh well, so we're off to refill the water.

We get to the water machine and for the first time the thought crosses my mind how in the heck am I going to do this while holding Willie? Didn't think this one through. Billy, can you hold Willie for a quick minute? No problem. I get the jug in, all the while answering a zillion questions on how it works and mama? Hi mommeeeee. I get the water started and we're off. I suddenly realize Billy is still holding Willie so I grab him. We go through the filling process 5 times (only fills a gallon a time). Now J has started his loud fake sneeze and is being really funny and entertaining. The jug is filled so I say ok, who wants to hold Willie and Billy says it's Jacobs turn. So I hand Willie to Jacob saying don't drop him, har har. I grab the jug and just as I'm making the transfer into the buggy something happens, a time lapse of sorts, and boom the jug hits the floor. I think to myself why am I standing in water, I have the jug right here? Then it hits me, no you idiot you just dropped the 5 gallon jug on the floor. We are all laughing hysterically. Jacob says "Good thing I wore my water shoes". So here he is drenched from the burst of water that came spraying up holding 21 pound Willie so I say hang on let me get the jug. For some reason it hadn't processed that it had broke. So I try to pick it up and another gush. I couldn't help feeling like my water must have just broke! Or at least finally knowing what it must feel like when out of no where you get that sudden gush! So I ask Billy to go let them know at customer service (right beside us) that I've spilled some (!) water on the floor and then we were outta there! We laughed all the way to the van in the rain.

What a mess I made. Billy said it was "so embarrassing" but we had a good story at the end of the day.

Before I started typing I made J breakfast. He's been eating a ton of food in the mornings so last night I told him I'd make him eggs, grits and toast. You can't get much past J these days and as soon as he was finished nursing this morning he started asking for his eggs. Somehow I forgot the toast and boy did he let me know! About 10 minutes into eating he starts "uh-oh mommeeee" "uh-oh" over and over. "What's the matter J?" I'm thinking to myself mmm....hot coffee......must drink hot coffee "Mommeee, J no toasts. J no toast mommeee......uh-oh. please mommeeee. pleaasseeee." Oops, silly mama........how could I forget the toast? Now I'm drinking re-reheated coffee. Gross!