When one of your legitimate questions that pop into your
head while zoning out is “how much does the Dinosaur Train cost because not
only do they use it every day, it goes through different time periods?!?” and
you start to compare it to prices/experiences of your own using public
transportation, it might be time for a vacation. Or at least a mom’s day out.
That thought did pop into my head on Friday. I am not ashamed
to admit it. Both kids were contently immersed in their own activities and I was
zoning out watching children’s television (which happens a little more than I would
like to admit). These things happen. Good thing the weekend brought some fun
adventures, shopping, and some family time.
We had a fun morning Saturday at the aquarium with Julie and Alyssa.
We got there right after opening so we were able to let Lily loose to explore
the eye level tanks. It was very nice to have 4 adults + Lily because one
person could push the stroller, and the other three could chase her and show
her the fishes. Or as she tends to call them, “bishes”. That girl loves her
bishes. We are very fortunate to have a family pass to the Adventure Aquarium
in Camden. We can bring two guests for free, so it has already paid itself off.
I wish the area was nicer and not so scary, but it’s a great place for a
morning trip. We’ve been there enough to know what we want to see and the best
order to do it in. It gets better each time we go because Lily gets more and
more exciting. She was pointing and squealing and trying to get the kids around
her as pumped as she was. It was adorable.
My second mom-brain incident occurred Saturday afternoon at
Kohl’s. I had a coupon for 20% off when you spent $100, and we had $50 in Kohl’s
cash. Sidebar…if you are paying full price for anything in that store, you are
a fool. There is always a coupon, a steal, or a reward. Anyway, I found two
pairs of jeans that actually fit and somewhat flatter me, a pair of Chuck’s for
$25, and some summer clothes for Lily that were under a buck a piece. Jordan
threw in a pair of jeans so we met our $100 goal. The cashier rings us up,
applies our coupon, and I hand over the Kohl’s cash…that starts the next day. I
was so disappointed because our haul was actually stuff I wasn’t disappointed
with. The kid was very nice and called his manager over to see what could be
done, and the manager (who is always very helpful there) let us apply our cash
because we had earned it the week before. It’s that kind of thing that helps me
remember not all people are turds.
And so the new week begins. My to do list for this week
needs to be written up. It includes Kara’s handmade shower presents (more on
that soon), some cleaning and reorganizing, bill paying, mommy lesson planning,
and maybe some crafting.
Have a good week!
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