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Oh my goodness... what a day you had. Thank Heavens he was a nice and understanding officer. I bet he's got kids and a wife whose lost it a time or two at home 
I laughed so hard I cried. Definitely not laughing at you... just laughing like an idiot because I have been there. One too many times. Don't care to go back. Nope. Not gonna happen. I REFUSE to face Wal-Mart with my children on a weekend... especially with the senior center being right around the corner. I do NOT want to get turned in for elder abuse. Thanks for the chuckle... I hope your day got better.
One time I forgot the diaper bag and had a blowout of epic proportions in the movie theater! I couldn't leave her in the poopy diaper, but I had NOTHING to put on her! I ended up with her naked in her carseat wrapped in blanket to cover her private parts, hehe. We then proceeded to Walmart for some diapers after the movie!
I've been there. Its not fun, but it makes for great stories! And you know what? You are greatly blessed to have babies to poop all over and throw their socks and shoes around and jabber all day long and have a car to get pulled over in. Keep your eye on the positive! Its all about perspective. Or we'd go crazy!
And my favorite saying "And this too shall pass..."
THIS reminds my why I go to Wal Mart at 5:30 AM. Alone. AND I keep a supply of corn cobs on hand. Just in case.
OK, kidding about the corn cobs. But I buy tissues with "lotion" in them. Just in case.
Very funny post, my friend. As per usual, I feel your pain. I'm still laughing though.
I just have to echo, probably, everybody else. That was one of the best posts I've read in a long time. Bittersweet and funny as all get out!
I stumbled on your blog this morning for the first time and was really blessed. Thanks.
I laughed all the way through this, but only because I have been there. In fact, I was there this morning, only in Target. I have three kids also and man, some days... I hope you've recovered by now. And I'm so glad you didn't get a ticket!
Hey, Sarah,
I go back and forth from Lisa Whelchel's website and yours, (I know you two are friends and all), and after I read your blog on fasting, I checked hers out, ( I had a feeling she was the friend you were talking about), and lo and behold she admitted she was the friend who had the bad attitude about fasting. I thought it was nice that she could admit that and equally nice that the two of you are good enough friends you knew she wouldn't be offended. Thank you both for your honesty and your commitment to the Lord and fasting.
YOU ARE MY HERO. I only have two, and the other day, Chris and I decided to take an innocent trip to Bed, Bath, and Beyond to try and buy hand towel rings for our Master Bath (yes, they took them when they left). We were in there no more than 5 minutes when I turned to Chris and said: "I can't do this. I can't shop with kids. I'm never shopping with kids again." Two adults. Two kids - one of whom was in a snugli carrier. I think I'd just go get a leaf out of the backyard instead of braving WalMart.
I could totally relate to your post! When my first 3 kids were younger (there is an 8 year gap before our 4th), I felt like I had a 3 ring circus everywhere I went. Grocery shopping was miserable, and I never got to do it without the kids, so I could relate.
If it helps, before you know it, they grow up and become teenagers... Oh, wait I'm trying to be encouraging... LOL
Sarah, if you got through the Wal Mart Hell Day without quite literally jumping up and down and yelling in frustration in front of one (or more) of your children, well, you did a sight better than I did yesterday. Sigh. If you find a moral, please send it my way.
I DID remember the toilet paper! (I am an avowed List Nerd.) And thank the Lord, because all the tree leaves around here are wet
I totally would have forgotten the toilet paper too.I am dying to know if you remembered to get it as well!! Target is the store I love, but wal mart prices are just too good to pass up. Love the Addy pic!
Wow, we really do have a lot in common! I felt so at home reading your story--and am so glad you managed to avoid a ticket!
Thanks for sharing and pushing through to live and tell about it. I hope that it humors you now, as it does me. I feel your pain.
Wow! You just described a typical trip to Walmart for me. I was just whining to my dh last night that I HAD to go grocery shopping at Walmart today and how much I was really dreading it. Oh and what is up with the flinging the shoes off thing? My 2 year old ALWAYS does this too! It makes me nuts! It is so nice to see that there are others living through this crazy live of being a mom and surviving! Thanks for posting.
thank you for making my shopping expeditions look normal! these days they come and they go and one day we'll look back, while still laughing and miss them tremendously!!!
i was pulled over once in MD for having a tinted license plate cover (sorry, didn't know those were illegal) and my sweet daughter (who was 3 at the time) says to the policeman, "are you taking my mommy to jail?" i about DIED!!! it sounded as if this kind of thing happened ALL THE TIME!!! it doesn't --- humiliation was the emotion of the moment - that mixed with fear - cause i'd never been pulled over before!
again - thanks!
Laughing so hard right now!!
Amazing! You had me feeling anxious, frustrated and laughing out loud all at once! You've also exposed the TRUTH about Wal-Mart. There' something in the air at that place. It's wicked I tell you. Wicked.
And, I think the moral of the story is grace. Because in the midst of your day which had spiraled out of control that police officer showed you grace. Sticker or not.
Oh how did you know that I SO NEEDED TO READ THIS! Thank you so much for sharing it. You have a great gift for sharing or is that the gift of gab that you've passed down to your children?
I call you blessed and highly favored!
Ressa ♥
Sar, you crack me up! But, I really am so, so sorry that you got pulled over. It's always terrifying, even when you are completely innocent/ niave/ overwhelmed/ "disorganized".
I love you, girl! Tomorrow's got to be better, right? If not, call me!
Love you!
I think the moral of the story is that we persist in our circumstances no matter how cruddy they get. I'm thinking of the Isrealites enslaved in Egypt - how they continued to live and have babies and celebrate their faith in the midst of all that.
On the other hand, I may adopt your muttering technique if it will clear a path for me in Wal-Mart and keep the electric cart people from bumping into me.
Hilarious! I know it wasn't funny then - you sure are earning your keep huh! I gave up on going out to run errands. I now wait for the weekend so Daniel can go with me. My sanity insists. You know how to tell a good story!
-Andrea
ROFL!!! Is it wrong that I couldn't stop laughing? Not that these things happened...but your take on it.....simply hysterical. There's the moral lesson.....laugh your way through life......it brightens your way. Thanks for making my day a little brighter!
AND so glad you're back at home safe and sound!
Diane
I am loving this story. You have made my day. I needed a good laugh, and you tell it so well! Anyway, what I originally typed was I found your website on Little Ashley's site and I am new to the blog world. I have just set up my site and feel totally stupid.. Also, to say I have an Adyson, obviously different spellings, she is 4. What a Perfect name for Perfect little Princess'! I love your site. I am cracking up at this story and I knew you would have forgot the toilet paper--I always do!
I just typed a whole paragraph to you and I think somehow it disappeared. I am going to make two posts to see if this works before I re-type.
A first time reader to your blog commenting just to let you know that you do in fact deserve a day at the spa.
Just in case you need us to sign a petition or something to get that day at the spa...let me know and I'll start one for you.
Hang in there!
Terri--->homebound in Texas
I just KNEW you were going to say that you forgot the toilet paper, because that is what I would have done! What a day--and you lived to tell about it . I am ashamed to admit that I too have thrown away clothes in a public place. You know, sometimes a mom's gotta do what a mom's gotta do!
-Whew- Maybe if we just switch craziness for 1/2 a day, the nerve would be back. Maybe not. You're right. If we put our lives in a bag, shook them up, I'd still pray that I pull out my life. Wouldnt trade - for the World. I bet you would for a diet coke right now???? Still fasting?
I LOVE your blog! A friend in MOPS told me about it and I read it everyday. I had a great laugh at your expense today... thank you! It's good to know that I am not the only mom who sticks size 5 diapers on my size 2 baby or who buys waaaay too many things that I don't need at Wal-Mart! I hope you have a better day tomorrow!
Oh dear girl... you and I are soul sista's! I think we all have had those crazy "MOM" type of days. Good thing it's over huh?
Tempting, but no thanks. I think I'll let you keep this life. Mine's downright dull by comparison.
I hate Wal Mart and love Target. Yet, there is always something I think I need that only Wal Mart carries. And, while there, I'm crazy enough to think I won't be returning for a very long while, so I stock up on stupid things like a new umbrella, some wrapping paper or a flower pot.....when I'm going for diapers. Yes, I do believe they spray "Buy Me" pheromones through the vents. Never thought of that, but it HAS TO BE.
I love the part about being the GREAT example to the high school kids. I always tell my high school girls SS class to come visit me for an afternoon and they will have the perfect birth control - abstinence.
Hope your day gets better
GOD BLESS YOU !!!! You deserve a hug, a massage, a margarita, and a day off. Oh I so hope things got better. I hate WalMart with kids too. And you are so right about being $200.00 poorer when leaving. It's a scam really. I totally can relate to the blow out part. Only the diaper blew out all over my pants because he was sitting on my lap. Can't throw out your own pants. My hubby can relate to the police man part. It wasn't until his ticket last week that we realized the insurance company never sent us our new proof of insurance cards (from September). Some days it feels like you shouldn't have gotten out of bed. I didn't see the word Ticket in your story, so that's a plus. I'm sorry for your bad day. I' m praying that tomorrow is a better one.
Would you run down here and hit me if I told you before you know it they will be grown and gone? I don't blame you. When my mother used that line with me, I used to think "I won't live that long!" But I did, and actually those years went by way too fast - honest.
Sarah-
I do not know you and I accidentally found your blog while looking at Lisa Whelchel website. I just recently found her website after purchasing one of her books hoping it would help me get through this crazy life I have. I also have three children (two boys and a girl). You said you could not think of something to turn into a Bible lesson but you truly have blessed my life through reading about your experience. So many times I left Wal-Mart in tears because I have just experienced what you did. However, most of the time I leave the store without the one item I came in for. God is so gracious to us and He has given all of us our precious families and it is great to know we are not alone in our challenges. God is always there for us.
Am I the only one sacreligious enough to automatically think you had to buy TP because it was going to be a really crappy day???
I will remember for a long time the sound of your voice, "Mother, I have to go right now. I'm getting pulled over." Click. And being the good mom I am, I immediately started praying for a warning, because doggone it, it's 2007 and we're determined it's going to be an easier year than 2006 was. Officer Angel came through, and my mom, your grandma is right. Print this and a few others out, send them to Today's Christian Woman. It'll put the kids through college, seriously. xoxoxo Mom
(((Sarah)))) What a day!! I'm so glad the policeman was able to get it straightened out for you rather than insisting on giving you a ticket or something. Hang in there, mama!
Sarah, I don't know what it is about Wal-Mart, but it has that effect on my husband, too. We do a big super-center run every Friday evening. And, Erik gets in serious mode the moment we walk through the enterance. He just wants to get out! Frustrated and impatient are words that usually do not describe, but they describe my husband perfectly on Friday evenings in Wally World!
Bless your sweet little heart. We all have days like those. . . Except I am imagining I will have more of them, and they will become a little more stressful after #3 comes this spring!
I love you!
Oh yes, Rachel, I am still on the fast.
So I didn't even have Wendy's to give me comfort food at the end of the ordeal. I had marinated mushrooms instead. Not quite the same
I know that all too well (minus the cop of course 
Blow outs never happen at home. Ever notice that?
First things first: the new picture of that precious baby thrills my heart. I have completely fallen for her over the months and love it when you post new pictures of her.
Second, from reading all of the other Moms' comments I hope it helps (at least a little) to know that we have ALL been there (the blow out diapers, the endless chattering, explaining to the kids why Mr. Police Man stops NICE people, not just criminals, etc., etc. ETC.!!!!) I'm on the other side of those days now, and while I don't miss all of THAT, I do miss the sweet voices and the hugs given freely (my teenagers count a hug as coming withing 1 foot my "person".....) I hope you have a better day today!
Sarah,
I am so sorry to hear about your day. And yes Wal-Mart does send out Buy Me messages all through out the store. Before becoming a mommy I worked for two years at a marketing firm that just focused on In Store Marketing for Wal-Mart. You would not believe how much time and money is spent on making sure the right message is on the package to make sure you buy everything you see. And to add on top of that we are Wal-Mart's Prime customer we were always talking about the Mom as the shopper!!! And know being a mom that goes to Wal-Mart I just go crazy trying to get out of there without having my little girl throw a huge fit. I would give up Wal-Mart but since my husband WORKS for Wal-Mart I guess I better continue giving them business since they pay the bills. I hope the rest of your day goes well. I have been thinking about you during your fast. I hope that God is doing great things in your life.
Oh, my, darling! I'm right there with you (only I have just two kids, not three--but sometimes two can feel like four!!) I'm with the rest of the girls--you had me rolling!! I'm so sorry your day had to be so bad, but I've never read a more hilarious entry in my life!! And when you figure out how you can go into WalMart for TP and come out $200 poorer, please let me know! I have yet to figure that out myself!!! (by the way--that new picture of Addison is PRECIOUS! what better reminder can you get that even days like these are so worth it!) Lots of love to you--you deserve it!!
Sarah, I didn't know angels walked around in police uniforms. How nice of that officer to check the papers for you and help you straighten them out.
But this matter of Walmart, my heart goes out to you. Even though it's been many years, I remember I remember trying to shop with all the kids.
However, if you'd write six or seven more posts as intriguing as this morning's, and dust off about that many you've already written, and send them to a publisher, You might have enough royalties coming in to hire a shopper on a regular basis.
Still, the mother in me knows you will probably shop as you did this morning again.
I hate to say you had me rolling in the floor! I'm sorry you had such a rotten day, but thank you for sharing it!
On a day like this I just got to know, are you still fasting??
I loved this story....sounds somewhat familiar...but since my wonderful husband won't let me go to Wal-Mart anymore,I have not had an experience like that in a while. (I don't like Wal-Mart either)
Kim
Please tell me this day ended with dark chocolate, a glass of wine and a long bubble bath where you kept the TP all to your self.
And I think you did find your moral: That's just how life is sometimes.
Oh my! I has tears in my eyes reading this entry. I am pregnant with my 3rd baby. My kids are 2 and 4. I see this day in my all too near future. Hang in there!!! Have a relaxing day today!
hugs and prayers
you are doing a great job, mom.
god doesnt give us more than we can handle.
hugs
Please tell me you didn't forget the toilet paper though. Because I totally would have.
We all have days like that. Sounds like you handled yours relatively well. Better to be frazzled and incoherent than angry and hurtful to your kids. And I have the same problem in Wal-Mart.
SO been there and done that. And if it comforts you like it used to comfort me, SURVIVED.
With four children in six years, people would say to me all the time exactly what your grandma-friend on the bench said: "You certainly have your hands full." To which I would invariably reply: "Among other things," in an attempt to remind them (and me) of the fullness of the BLESSINGS of having four children...
Just as a side note, why is it when your'e pregnant for the first time, everyone and their dog will go out of their way to open the doors for you and carry your packages...but when you've got one in the buggy, one in the car seat and one running pell-mell up and down the aisles all they can offer is "You've sure got your hands full"? One of the mysteries of human nature, that's for sure.
Hang in there, sweet mother, you will survive and you'll hate me for saying it, but not only will you laugh about it one day, you will actually miss it...
Blessings, Lisa
Hi Sarah,
This is my first time reading your blog, and good grief, what a DAY.
Our 4-year old grand-daughter (and family) are temporarily living here and she literally NEVER stops talking, so I feel your pain. *grin*
The moral of your story is: You survived it all, AND you remembered your toilet paper.
I've been there and I YELLED at my kids so I am proud of you. And also, I only have 2 - so again, you go girl! Tears came to my eyes while reading.
Anyone that can has to use poop and hummus, raspberries and police MAN in the same diatribe deserves a Diet Coke and a spa day.
Oh.My.Word but I remember those days.
I have seriously had that exact same day, with the cop and everything! But you you handled it with way more humor! Good for you! And I HATE Walmart, too. Those kind of days ALWAYS seem to take place there! I can encourage you that very soon it does get better - well, it changes. Next you'll have Caiden asking which kitchen table the cereal is on. :0) Now here's the big question: Did you remember to get the toilet paper?
What a day you had ! Glad your back. I guess the Lord felt bad for you and all your cyber friends, when you said you were in a writing funk....he he he he
I am glad you came out of that day ALIVE !
We are in Texas also.....and it is cold, but I like it, it helps me to forget May - Aug when it is sooooo hot....anyway keep warm
I think the toothless lady might have been a prophet.
I was feeling ya through that whole sad tale. We are outnumbered and we might as well embrace it.
LOVED this line:
"But since it's the only one I've got, I'm keeping it. Not like you wanted it, or anything, but I'm keeping it, all the same."
What I want to know is, Did you remember the toilet paper? Cuz' had it been me, all that would have happened, socks and poo flying, $200 spent, visit with the policeman, and then I would have gone home. Once home I would have gone to the bathroom and screamed because you can bet I would have forgot the TP.
I hope you have a relaxing day today!
:D
Lordie, I am SO glad those kind of days are OVER!
Of course, now I have to deal with the constant bickering and attitude and rolling eyes and heavy sighs.....
Waitaminute, can I please have those days back???
Hey when you get a chance check my blog, I read your post and then saw this picture I posted and it cracked me up!!!
Gracious you have had the day! Prayers it gets better!
OH my goodness. That day must win an award. Of some sort. And you made it so hilarious to read. I know it wasn't hilarious at the time. But thanks for the laugh!
I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing NEAR you, honestly! I told my children that if they wanted to bicker they would have to do it outside since we live in an apartment now. Outside, in the cold, and the ice, without coats. I thought it would help them to prioritize their arguments. It's been pretty quiet around here as of late.
On my word. I would have caved with the poop in the Wal-Mart. Talk about soldiering on. And you couldn't even relax with a diet coke when you got home 
Well, bless your heart.
The poo in Walmart would've done me in. You were so brave to forge ahead and get that new eyeliner. Plus, you gave that police officer a great story to tell.
Oh my word. That is the funniest thing you have ever written. Which says a lot because your trip to the dealership was pretty darn funny. I'm afraid though, that it is so funny to me because it is such a similar picture of my own chaotic days, and it comforts me to imagine other moms with hair frizzing out of the ponytails, muttering in the aisles of walmart.
I'm not alone.
I am so sorry for your rough day, but the way you tell it makes it so hilarious! Your new picture of Addison is so cute! She is so big already! You have such a gift with writing. I would love to buy your book. Let us all know when it's published!
Oh, what a day!! I think there is just something about Wal-mart that causes us to Lose It!! I can be having a perfectly wonderful day until I try to take a trip to Wal-mart. Most often, it turns into a disaster. Your story today was certainly entertaining, but here's to a more relaxing day for you!!
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