The Day I Became THAT Lady

So, I have been adjusting to the 3 kids quite well. I have been taking Gaby to school and picking her up with Bella and Alex in tow with no trouble. We have gone to the park and for walks with little incident as well. So I thought I would up the ante.... Not a good idea.

Today after we picked up Gaby from school we went to Jewel. Now, I'm not crazy (I think). I was not going to go grocery shopping, I went in for 3 things.... 3 things! I had Alex in the sling and the girls were walking. Well, Bella wanted to get in the shopping cart. I couldn't pick her up so I explained that to her to no avail. She wanted to get in. She started whining and then softly crying. We were in the checkout line by now. I was eagerly trying to get out of the store while ignoring the tantrum that was brewing. Bella must have noticed she was being ignored because all of a sudden she screamed at the top of her lungs. "I WANT TO GET IN THE SHOPPING CART!!! ARGGHHHH!!!!". With that Alex woke up and began screaming at the top of his lungs. Great! Now what? The lady in front of me looked at me pitifully. (She was buying baby food so she must have felt some compassion, although she didn't have a kid with her) The checkout lady also felt bad "You look like you have your hands full" Quite perceptive. I high tailed it out of there, never losing my cool. We were almost out the door, when something caught my eye... Better said, someone caught my eye. Yep, someone I know was standing in the other checkout line watching the whole show. And I thought I was going to get out unscathed.... Yeah right.

So, what have I learned?
#1 - things are not always as they seem. This seemed like a really easy task in concept.
#2 - do not be too quick to judge. Next time I see THAT lady with the kids melting down at the store I will have no opinion
#3 - food is not that important. I am willing to starve before having to endure an encore performance anytime soon.