I am woman hear me roar!!!!!! meow

So today started out kinda crazy, Eli has been sick and is being treated for a sinus infection. Willa last night had trouble keeping her sinuses clear even with the help of the "boogie bulb" and saline drops.
Willa and I wake at 7:30, I feed her, change her and realize she's worse then last night. I used the "boogie bulb" and do some more of the little noses. I tried calling her Dr to see if she can get her in but after trying to get a hold of them even after 9am I was unable to I figure I'll just go ahead and have her seen at College Park and pay out of pocket. So we take her to see Casey's Dr (mine was out of the office as was her husband). Her appointment was at 10 which it was 9:15 when I made the appointment and I still had to get Eli up, dressed and fix him a sippy cup (give him his meds) and give him some nilla wafers in a bowel to take with him.... I know breakfast of champions but he's on a nilla wafer kick and only wants to eat those and I'm not going to fight him today. LOL

I get both kids loaded in the car, I get us to the Dr's office just in time and Dr T is quick to see us and write an RX for little Willa who now too has a sinus infection. Dr T sends the RX electronically to CVS. Now this one takes FOREVER so I figure I have something I need to pick up at best buy that I ordered online last night for store pick up. I just got asked to be the portrait photographer for a local hotel's employee "breakfast with Santa" where they are expecting somewhere around 500 people. I am figuring I'll be VERY busy taking orders for prints and such so I want to have a way of when I take the picture having it come up right away on my lap top. Who knew there was this thing called "Eye-Fi" its a memory card that can transmit the images via wi-fi to the computer. It can even upload the images onto other websites! SO COOL! I'm gonna give it a try! So since I'm out I am going to pick up my new camera accessory and then grab lunch and then pick up the RX before coming home. Now this is me with 2 kids under the age of 2 out in public alone. I have Willa in her travel system which is her car seat sits inside her stroller. I have her little cozy cover on her car seat to keep her warm. I get the stroller out of the trunk, get her in her car seat out of the car and put them in the stroller. Then I wheel them over to the other side of the car where I park the stroller and get Eli out. While holding his hand I lock the car up and then with my other free hand I push the stroller.... Not very easy to do! So I make it into the store finally, the LP (loss prevention guy) has been watching us from inside and says with a look of amusement and at the same time amazement at my abilities if I need any help. How nice of him! But I say "no I think I've got it" with a very tired laugh. I know I'm just going to the service desk to pick up my little camera memory card how hard can it be right?

So we get to the service desk, we have to navigate those dumb rope things mind you with a stroller and holding a 19mo olds hand cause you know as soon as I let go he's gone! I am headed towards the area of the service desk that is the only place someone is standing at not paying attention to signs. I make the tight u-turn to get there and tell him I have an order to pick up...... He points back the other way to the other end of the counter and says "Store pick up is over there". Great now I have to turn the stroller in a TIGHT spot while holding said 19mo old hand and I still don't seen anyone that might be helping me. Seriously I think this dude just wanted to see if I could do it! Ok granted there was a sign that said "store pick up" but who notices that little sign? Even if it is big and has flashing neon lights really you expect me to read it? Anyway, I make it down to the end of the counter and look around for someone to help me..... Some guy in the back is on a computer and doesn't even look up. I look back at the other guy to see him deliberately looking around like he's waiting for someone else to need his assistance and then after a few seconds as if I had JUST walked up he walks over and says "Can I help you???" Seriously? So I totally have that scene from "Meet the Parents" where Ben Stillers character is going back home after breaking up with his girlfriend. You know he's standing at the airport, its dead and the stewardess announced boarding for rows such and such and he stands up and walks over and she looks at his ticket and says "Oh I'm sorry sir..... We're not boarding your row yet please step back" and yet there is no one around! Then after a few seconds she announces they are now boarding ALL rows. Blinks at him and then welcomes him with a smile that you just want to smack off her face. Yes folks thatsHaha At least 1 gets marks for customer service. The sad thing is I was going to tell them I wanted to let the manager know that the LP guy was so helpful. But then I forgot about it for the idiot working behind the counter. Sides not like he would have given me the time of day to do so.... Hum maybe I should call the store and compliment the LP guy after all. :)

What I do find funny is that when I am out in public like this alone with the two kids, lots of people look at me and the kids and smile really big. I'm sure a lot are thinking "man she's got her hands full" but more often then not they are looking more at Eli and they smile, they wave some even talk to him. I think its because he's such a good boy! I mean seriously in todays world there are so many kids his age that are not behaved at all and are not being watched like they should. They are just being allowed to run a muck, I think a lot of people appreciate how hard it is to get 2 kids out by myself but even more so how well behaved (and cute) he is in public. So while I am extremely exhausted this week I do love my little family to death and wouldn't trade it for all the rest and sleep in the world.