MyLitter - One Deal At A Time

People assume that with this many children, forgetting a child somewhere happens. It DOESN”T. We never have.

When I go places I am constantly counting and recounting the entire time in my head. I have a little system that I have worked out as far as how I keep them together, it also depends on the kids and their personalities. Some kids do good holding hands, some can be carried and some in crowded places HAVE to be buckled into a stroller. I am sure some you have some of THOSE kind of kids!

If are going to a very large and crowded place, such as the Zoo, rodeo, or concert type of thing I try and dress the kids in the same color, that way it is easier for me to spot them. My kids have always been very good at staying with us, they are not the kind that run off.  I have a child that is a little bit if a wanderer, also just easily distracted, but she is really slow so even when she was little she never got far 🙂

I drive my husband and myself crazy with my “safety” talks I give the kids.

“Now kids, if you get lost, this is where we will meet.”

“You will hold hands with you, and YOU will sit HERE, STAY TOGETHER!”

Last night we went to a Trunk or Treat at our church, this is where you decorate the “trunk” of your car and the kids walk through the parking lot getting candy. The weather was gorgeous, we were having a great time. It was time to go and we were some of the last there, the kids were all piling in the car. The oldest had already left and gone to a party…

This is another story!! My oldest went to a party at a girls house!! When did I get this old!!

I did a quick glance into the back and asked if everyone was there? Duh, everyone who WAS answered! I felt like something was wrong and looked again and asked if the 4 year old was there? She was so we left. Something just did not feel right, so about 6 blocks away I asked again, trying to look in the dark. My oldest wasn’t there so the kids were sitting in different spots than usual so I thought that was throwing me off. I still didn’t feel right so I started calling off names. My husband could tell I was getting a little worked up and turned off the radio, I called the 2 year olds name. He didn’t answer, I started yelling at the kids, “Where is ___!!!”

Before they could answer, my husband swerved into the ditch on the side of the road and started to do a U-Turn! We had friends following us home, they pulled up along side of us and asked what happened. My husband started to tell them we were missing the 2 year old when all the kids at once were trying to yell at us that he was in the friends car!!

Apparently, our friends had grabbed him, told our kids that they had him, assumed we saw they had him and took off after us. My kids were so involved in their candy they really weren’t paying attention to me when I was asking.

Thats it, my BIG story. But let me tell you, I have never been so sick to my stomach. I don’t ever want to feel that way again, it was horrible. The thing is that I knew something was wrong. It was the “women’s intuition” or Mom thing that just kept telling me to keep checking, I should have just done it in the parking lot before we left!

Have you ever left a kid before, or been left when you were little?

Look what I got in the mail Friday! My Drugstore.com order from earlier in the week! It was here really fast! My UPS guy is my best friend, he shakes his head and asks what I got every time he is at my door. I tell him aside from the flower delivery guy he has the best job!

This was a good excuse for me to try the Seventh Generation items, I have wanted to but needed a good deal to do it. ** On a side note because it is Saturday and I have been up since 5:30am… When I first posted this deal, my BIL texted my husband and asked if he knew that his wife (me) was posting deals about sex toys? The sex toy in mention was the Durex thing they were offering as a free sample with the Drugstore deal. My husband, concerned that I might offend someone asked me what I had posted? I laughed and showed him and we agreed it should not be offensive, but I was worried all day about my brother in law and worried that now I might have offended someone and that I didn’t have a family friendly site. I called my sister and asked her if my BIL was offended or anything? She had no idea what I was taking about so I dropped it.

Fast-forward to Thursday, my sister walks into my office at work and reminds me about the “sex toy” incident. Apparently, my BIL was worried that I had no idea what I had posted and that I didn’t know what it was…. My sister reminded him that we have 7 children and that I probably was aware. Really? I have nothing to say to that.

Moving on….

Have you ever noticed that sometimes people start to look like their pets?

How about little boy’s and their dogs?

They even have the same personalities~