Random Thoughts

* Ava had 4 potty accidents within 2&1/2 hours at a friends house yesterday... Can I just chalk it up to her not having a nap that day and being at a new house with LOTS of kids?? I think I will.
* There's white crayon scribbles all on the left side of this monitor screen, that's been there for at least 4 days. ...How come I haven't cleaned it? When it's hard to read/see something, I just take the mouse and move the screen up or down, but I think it would be a lot easier to just clean the darn thing...
* So, I went to WinCo that evening, and was in 7th heaven... Even though we did have to wait in the checkout line for about 20 minutes (well, not really me, I walked around some more while Mo & Ava waited!).
* My poor husband, why do I only really clean the house when guests are coming over...?
* I found out I'm 2cm dilated today! And my due date is March 4th instead of the 5th!
* It's really obvious to others and myself when I'm not consistent with disciplining Ava. Unfortunately, that's been the case lately :{
* Mo took Ava out on their first (hopefully weekly) "date" with him Saturday morning to Starbucks then the pet store. I think she might've been slightly disappointed though, since she kept talking about wanting to go see the giraffes and tigers on their way out, then, I guess when they were leaving the store, she asked Daddy where the horsies were. Lizards and rats are just as good, aren't they?!?!
* Hey, maybe the reason I don't clean the house as often as I should is because Ava pretty much follows me around and creates new messes! There- I'm justified.
* I have a deep affection for my crockpot. ...No, really I do.
* I offered Ava an oatmeal cookie tonight, and she turned it down because she was enjoying her grape tomatoes too much. Is it too much to hope that Gabriel will turn out like that also?
* My belly is so lopsided! Both Ava and Gabe prefer the left side, so much so that I don't have a single stretch mark on the right side, and from behind, you can see a slight bulge on the left, but nothing on the right.... Odd.
* I love praying with Ava. Especially hearing the prayers coming out of her mouth, she says the cutest things sometimes!
* I also love praying with Mo... Just thought I'd throw that in there.
* I had an amazing baby shower with amazing friends, but that's another post...
* I should be cleaning right now, but instead I'm doing this... Uh oh, I'm feeling conviction. I guess I better go and clean...

I think all of Spokane must've read my post on WinCo... ;)

So... just to let everyone know, I did get out this morning to grocery shop at WinCo (their grand opening was 9am today). I arrived there at about 10 after 9... the parking lot looked like it was black Friday, and with that always accompanies a line, but I was going to be tough, so I got Ava & a 4yr old girl I watch on Mondays out of the car... As we were walking towards the store, I overheard someone say there was a 2hr wait, because there's 1000 people in the store already, but it didn't look too incredibly bad to me, so I figured he didn't know what he was talking about and made my way to the end of the line... or so I thought...

The line stretched clear to the back of the building!!

I am a die-hard WinCo lover, but me with no coat, a 2 & a 4yr old, and almost ready to deliver this kid.... I don't think so.

So we walked back to the car, and went to the mall instead. The girls had a great time playing, and I got to do at least some sort of shopping (which this is the better kind anyway!).

I'm thinking I'll go there late tonight, when hopefully it won't be crowded, and at least I won't have Ava with me.
Did any of you get to experience what I did this morning?

...I should be paid for this.

Ok, anyone that knows me knows I sometimes get obsessed over stupid things. Take for example, my obsession over the grocery store WinCo.

Back when Mo and I lived in Federal Way, we lived right across the street from this haven of low prices and bulk food, and I made sure to tell everyone I knew what they were missing out on if they didn't get their groceries there. I once made a co-worker of mine drive up from Tacoma (1/2hr trip) to shop there, and he came back to tell me that when they gave him the total, he almost cried, saying that now he gets to revamp his whole budget to spend more on his kids because that's how much he saved (grant it, he is more on the dramatic side...) !
So, the reason I'm writing this (in case you were wondering, because I'm sure you were...) is because ever since we moved here to Spokane, I cringe whenever I buy things at normal grocery stores, knowing I could be saving so much more. About a year and a half ago, I heard a rumor that WinCo was coming in the Fall of '08, and when I went to Seattle last June, I made sure to investigate to find out if it was true. One of the employees told me that's what he heard too, and so I have been patiently waiting for the arrival of the best grocery store in the world.

Alas, it has arrived!!!!

A couple months ago I saw it being built on N. Nevada St, and I have been tracking it's progress ever since. I also got a flyer the other day saying that they're hiring, so it's probably just a matter of a couple weeks before they open!

I hope you all take the opportunity to at least try it out, then tell me if I let you down or not.

You can decide if this post was really over-exaggerated, or just slightly over-exaggerated ;)