Chocolate Syrup

I have always just taken both my kids with me while doing all of my errands throughout the day. We go to the bank, post office, grocery store, etc. It is pretty much where momma is the babies are too. I love it that way and would not change it, except....

I had waited as long as possible to go to the grocery store this week until we had no milk, eggs, bread, drinks, snacks, etc. Bobby was finally like our only option for dinner tonight is to go out to eat if we don't make it to the grocery store today.

So, I decided that I would make a list (a very long list) with all the stuff we needed for snacks and meals for the next week or so. This was supposed to make is really easy!!

The kids and I go to Walmart on Sunday afternoon during their naptime. The store was very crowded with other people having the same idea that I did that day.

Jake and Will were being so good. We were half way through the grocery isles and making great progress. I was getting some canned vegetables when I turn around to put them in the buggy only to find Jake drinking the Hersery's chocolate syrup I had just put in the buggy.

Not only was he drinking it as fast as he could he has swirled it ALL over my groceries and had obviously tried to give his little brother some because it was all over Will's clothes and mouth.

I just stood in the isle like a deer in head lights not knowing what to do at this point. I knew I was not going to start all over with the groceries, but I also didn't really want sticky items either in my cart.

I decided to put the open chocolate syrup back up on the shelf and continue my shopping as quickly as possible before anyone else saw us. When we were checking out the cashier kept looking at my grocery items wanting to know why everything has brown sticky stuff all over it. I just smiled really big and said, "you just never know what you are in for with two toddlers at the grocery store."

She just smiled and agreed and tried to get us out as soon as possible, and I can't blame her.

Needless to say neither of the boys took a nap that day from being so hyper from all the chocolate.

Lesson learned: When bobby offers to watch the kids for me to go grocery shopping... take him up on it. Also, don't wait until we have no food and a mile long list to go grocery shopping if I am taking the kids with me.