sometimes there are moments in mom-hood when you find yourself thinking "this couldn't possibly be happening to me." one of the aforementioned moments happened this week at lowe's when cyrus, not quite as recovered from the flu as i thought, looked at me and said in the middle of the plumbing section the worst words a mom can hear: "i'm gonna throw up.". being a natural quick thinker, i pushed the kid toward a stack of 5 gallon buckets, on sale for $3.97 a piece. "throw up there", i said, which was met by a quizzical look of "are you crazy lady?" followed promptly by the promised action.
of course the next part was the point where "this couldn't possibly be happening to me" popped to my mind, as I grabbed the 5 gallon bucket, and wandered around looking for someone in a blue vest, to whom i explained my predicament. "um, my son threw up in this bucket, and could i, like, buy it or something, and then like throw it away somewhere?". thank you to the nice lowe's associate who just whisked the bucket away and was nice enough not to say anything else.
and on that note, have a good weekend...or h.a.g.w.
t.u.i.a.b.
Jul 15, 2011 at 12:51 PM Posted by cheney cheney bang bang
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July 15, 2011 1:36 PM
Yeah, Milo threw up in the middle of Forever 21 once. Actually twice. And Mason choked on a fruit snack and threw up on me while I was in line at Walmart with all my stuff on the conveyor belt. And people wonder why I say it's nice not to have them in New York with me. I say thank you to that Lowe's person too.
July 16, 2011 12:09 PM
Maggie puked while in line at Costco. Quick as a wink I grabbed one of those handy cardboard boxes at the end and caught it all. Then managed to pay, and walk out with two screaming children (the second child wanted a hot dot...whatever, puking trumps all other promises).
I don't think you are a "real mom" till you catch puke in the middle of a busy store. Congrats. The End.
July 16, 2011 4:45 PM
I'm sure the Lowe's person was just grateful they didn't have to clean up the floor. They should be thanking YOU!
July 20, 2011 5:43 PM
Aw, I like Lowe's employees :).
So glad I don't have to catch puke yet. I just have to watch my clients urinate.