Reward!

I think that when my husband or I take all three kids to the store, BY OURSELVES, we deserve an award, medal or recognition of some kind. It is hard thing to do. It is mentally and physically exhausting. When we are all together as a family, I don't mind the looks that people give us. We really do probably look like a 3-ring circus. But when it is just me with all three..... I get drained and cranky. Luckily, Spider-man is ok with staying in the cart. Anna is usually good about holding onto the side. But you have to remind her because if she has Gray Cat, then he wants to climb and explore things. Elsa normally sits in the cart until it is full and then will walk. But she likes to hold hands and not carts normally. So shopping is filled with reminding people to hold the cart, get Gray Cat off of something or don't get him stuck in something. Yes, I understand that there are plenty out there that have life so much worse than this. But at this very moment in time, I feel like I deserve a reward because we all survived!