I had just picked up Sarah and Heather from gymnastics Saturday and Brian was watching the end of Max's basketball game and giving him a ride home for me. I decided to run in Kohls to see if I could find some shoes for Sarah and Heather. Heather found a pair but Sarah was sad because they didn't have her size so, being twins, I told them we would come back later to avoid stress about one getting shoes and not the other one (Rainey can probably relate to this). I told them I wanted to look at the dishes really quick if they wanted to look at the girl clothes. Brian had called a few minutes later and said he was dropping max off and that he needed to leave. I told him i was on my way home. I went to get my girls and realized they each had a stack of clothes in their hands they wanted to try on. Sarah was saying how she really needed a pair of shorts and Heather something else (I don't think Kohls has cute girl clothes and they are over priced for Kmart looking stuff) I knew there would be begging and tears and I really didn't feel like dealing with it. I also knew I didn't want Max home alone and had to hurry. An idea popped in my head. Now sometimes when ideas pop in your head you go with it, even tho you don't think it through for damages it may cause. . . but I went with it. I said, "Hey set your clothes down really quick and follow me." They looked at me questioning why. I just said, "I can't tell you. Hurry. Just set your stuff down and walk behind me really fast." I started walking to the front of the store. "Where are we going, Mom," asked Sarah. I told her I couldn't tell her right now but just follow me. Heather had heard me talking on the phone and asked half joking, "Did someone die?" I said no, come on we have to leave real quick. I wasn't even sure what my story was going to be, I just needed to trick them to get in the car without having to buy anything. I had my large oversized purse with me, and I was clutching it in front of me when the idea came to me. By now we had stepped out of the store and they kept asking, "Where are we going?" There were a few ladies out front so I told them quietly I would tell them in a second, I don't want anyone to hear. As soon as we crossed the cross walk I started laughing because I thought my joke was so funny, I said, "I stole a pair of shoes and they are in my purse and we have to leave fast. Hurry, get in the car!" Of course, I'm thinking there is no way they will believe that their Mother would steal a pair of shoes. I just kept up the story till we were in the car. Both girls were wide eyed and a little confused. I think Sarah was trying to decide if she should call 911 on her Mom and Heather totally believed I had taken shoes and wanted to know if they were the pair she wanted! Oh no!!! As I was driving home, I just couldn't stop laughing to explain things. I finally said, "I would never steal anything, girls!" I just wanted to get home quick. Now they thought I was so crazy they started laughing (I think because they were so freaked out or relieved) but we laughed the whole way home. Heather asked me why I thought it was so funny. I told her sometimes being a Mom is boring and hard work and to humor ourselves we do dumb stuff. I just hope they don't have to go to therapy over this. Hee Hee
We always call Max "Hugh" or "Hughie" when he wears his robe. He doesn't know why we call him that and sometimes he gets irritated with us because we usually start laughing when we say it. I got the robe for him last year and didn't think he would wear it, but he uses it after every bath, then walks around the house in it till he goes to bed. I think he needs slippers and a cigar.??? Maybe not the cigar. He does have two sets of twin girls he hangs out with all the time. You go Max!
