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October 19, 2005

Grocery Shopping Adventures

I LOATHE grocery shopping. I will avoid it whenever possible. I especially hate it when I have to drag an active toddler with me. But when there's no milk in the house for the Mo-meister, alas... it's time to go.

So tonight I tried one of those shopping carts with the kiddie car up front. I strapped Mo in and she was as happy as a clam... steering the car, laughing, talking and waving to everyone we passed. I was so relieved that she was behaving that I concentrated on shopping, reading labels, etc.... (you know, all the stuff we Mommy's avoid so that we can hurry and get the kid out of there). I shopped for nearly an hour... all happy that my child was being a perfect little angel.

Then I get to the checkout line and start unloading the cart. I peek in at Mo and notice she had some loot on the seat next to her... things on the floor and some things even in her pocket. It turns out my "perfect little angel" was stealing all kinds of stuff off the shelves while I happily shopped. She managed to get some crackers, cookies, cream cheese, and an empty cardboard yogurt package. I have no idea what happened to the actual yogurt that was in the package.

I can't believe I didn't notice this. She's sneaky, I tell you. As for the kiddie car, let's just say... I won't be doing that again any time soon!

Posted by monkeygirl at October 19, 2005 08:26 PM | TrackBack

Comments

LOL!!! Uncle Dave and I were hysterical reading about Mo's grocery shopping adventure! Any time you want to grocery shopping, you know where she can be dropped of at don't you??? The animal crackers are waiting for her!

Posted by: Wendy at October 19, 2005 09:07 PM

Har! I bet she had a GRAND time. Isaac would do the same, too, if I let him within arms' reach of the shelves. He is really good, though, about sitting up front facing mommy in the normal-cart kiddo seat. My trick is to never, EVER go grocery shopping without a snack-sized box of raisins. Keeps him busy the whooooooole time.

Posted by: Claire at October 19, 2005 10:08 PM

HA! that is so funny! Connor always reaches for stuff too! Man oh man are they sneaky!

Posted by: Jane at October 20, 2005 12:47 PM

So funny! I like that gal more and more with each story!

Liesl

Posted by: liesl at October 20, 2005 05:36 PM

Hi! I just found you and had to laugh at this story. I love grocery shopping but NOT with Teaghan. She is awful in the store and wants to eat my grocery list and turns around to try to take everything out of the cart that I put in. When I first started reading this entry I thought, Oh Great! I need to try on of those carts!! Uh... maybe not. LOL

Posted by: keira at October 20, 2005 06:06 PM

That is so funny and I can totally relate. I went to the store tonight with Brandon and I turned to get something and came back around and there he was sitting in the cart taking a big bite out of an apple he had grabbed! They are QUICK.

Posted by: carolyn at October 20, 2005 07:59 PM

That's hilarious! This little girl knows what she wants and she knows how to get it! I put Jordan in the regular little seat and he's fine. He loves to scream out and baby talk to whoever we pass by.

Posted by: denise at October 20, 2005 11:10 PM

She is sooo funny! There have been times that Gavin has pulled like everything off a shelf if he can reach it from the cart or stroller. HA!

Posted by: Rachael at October 20, 2005 11:46 PM