Basic Mom Week in Review - 03/22/15

5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned

1. My toddler somehow managed to get my precious Taylor Swift CD stuck in this precarious position:

Lesson: The floor is not the best place to leave the CD player.

2. While at her school book fair, my kindergartener ran up to me and  excitedly held out a book about Ariana Grande . . .

Not because she wanted it, but because she believed I would.

Lesson: Ariana Grande is a singer, song-writer, and actress born in 1993 . . . 

3. I broke a sweat attempting to brush Rapunzel's hair:

Lesson: Rapunzel's hair will always be tangled. (See what I did there?)

4. I took my toddler to open gymnastics at the rec center, and instead of running free on the vast expanse of matted floors, jumping on the trampolines, going down the slide, or playing with the wide array of equipment with the other kids, she insisted that we spend much of our time in the waiting room like this:

Lesson: Sometimes it costs $5.00 to snuggle with your kid.

5. My toddler dug her little finger in one of my Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers and smeared it on her cheek.

Two important asides to this story:

1) I have used Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers obsessively for as long as I can remember (I've tried switching to more adult-appropriate chapstick numerous times, but it's never stuck).

2) It was announced not long ago that Bonne Belle (the company that produces Lip Smackers) was bought out and that Lip Smackers will cease production in the U.S. (Since then, Bonne Belle has claimed that the new owners will continue to distribute Lip Smackers - but who knows if it will be the same???).

What I'm trying to say is . . . NOOOO!!!!

Lesson: It is possible for a grown woman to cry over chapstick.