lessons learned...

i try to learn at least one new thing a day.  this can vary from the dictionary.com words sent to me, to a jeopardy clue i've never heard of to a new recipe i've never tried.  but, to be completely honest, the majority of new things i learn each and every day come from my children.  or at least from the circumstances surrounding them.
today, i learned a lot!
1- do not even attempt to run around the park with a baby in her very comfortable jogging stroller if said baby has already made it clear that she doesn't want to leave the house (by crying.  a lot.  over and over and over.  she will not stop crying, no matter what you do at the park, in the car, anywhere on earth, until you return her to the house she wants to be in.)
2- do not go shopping at the world's largest wholesale shopping club if your trunk is completely full of: three folding chairs, a tent, an umbrella stroller, a cooler, and a very comfortable jogging stroller.  you will end up with a box of granola bars on your stick shift and a six pack of baby food rice puffs almost on your lap. (and diapers in your view of the entire rear window, and juice boxes under your children's feet, etc. etc. etc.)
3- do not EVER make a deal with a three year old that you are not willing to have broken.  i knew this at 1:05p.m. when i made said deal (as in, "ok, you can play on the playground, but that means you cannot get your hair cut until tomorrow,"  she says, "okay."  i say, "do not ask me in two hours to go get your hair cut.  it's not happening until tomorrow."  she says okay... two hours later, she has a massive melt-down in the parking lot because we're not going to get her hair cut...)
4- do not leave your house at 9:00a.m. and return at 4:25p.m. for a quick change, snack and to nurse the baby - when soccer starts at 5:00...  it will surely mean exhaustion on all counts of all parties for the rest of the night0 and possibly week!  


i'm sure i learned a lot more today.  i feel very smart at varying points throughout the days.  but right now, i feel drained and ready for bed, especially in anticipation for a very early wake-up for the hair cut that we did not get today, but will most certainly be getting at the opening of the salon tomorrow!