I Should've Stayed Home

We've been sick all week. So, when the Memphis Mom's of Multiples Club planned a playdate to check out the new children's garden at the Memphis Botanic Gardens, we thought that would be the perfect cure for our cabin fever. Jack has the day off from school, and we are all well enough to go. Granted, I'd have to time the babies' feeding so that we could enjoy the gardens long enough before we had to break for their lunch, and they would have to sleep in their carseats or forgo their morning naps. It was going to take a lot of effort, but it would be worth it.

The forecast said partly cloudy with scattered showers possible (10% chance). It started sprinkling here, so I called the club president to see if they were rescheduling. "Oh, the radar shows that the rain will be gone before we get there. Plus, it is just sprinkles." So, we loaded up and headed out. Jack and Molly were fighting and like a good mom, I promised to "turn the car around and go home if they didn't start to obey." More and more cars headed towards me had their lights on. Then the rain picked up. Still, we were thirty minutes away, and we really needed this outing. The radio announcer said that it was officially raining in Memphis. Then it started lightning.

So, onto plan B--Chick-fil-A play place with a coupon for free fries. But, was it really worth getting both babies out of car, into the stroller and then into the store in the rain? Sure, what the heck? But, before we could get very far towards the store, one of the children didn't heed a second warning against disobedience. So, I followed through on my warning and turned the car around.

Not one to want to waste all of the effort of getting everyone ready for an outing, I decided we would stop by Amy's Country Clippers to get Jack his much needed haircut. Alas, it was all dark inside. Amy decided to close up shop early for the Labor Day weekend.

I guess I should've stayed home.