Farmer's Market Pros and Cons

I have recently set a goal of trying to make it out of the house in the morning and then staying home in the afternoon. My hope is that this helps with Marley's schedule... she's a bit of a monster when it comes to sleeping. So this morning we were up and out at 9am!!!! We have a local mid-week farmer's market, which is super nice because it gives us something to do during the week. So I strapped Penny into the Ergo (best baby purchase!) and placed Marley in the stroller (mistake #1) and off we went!

If you know Marley, then you know that 1. She doesn't sit still AT ALLL. 2. She LOVES food. So this resulted in 1 fall and several escapes to attack the samples. Then I felt bad that my toddler was eating all the food and guilted myself into purchasing from more than I would have liked to. What started as a free fun outing ended up costing me more than the produce at the store would have :(
That being said, I am a huge supported of buying locally, so I guess that wasn't so bad.
This was my first "issue."

The second thing that bothered me was the craft vendors. Most of the vendors there were selling pre-fabricated merchandise. Stuff that was bought in bulk and shipped from China. This is not handmade! It made me sad that one of the places where handmade has thrived is being taken over by this type of industry! A tear was shed for the handmade community today... not literally, but figuratively...

Overall I would give the Farmer's Market experience a 7... Its more fun when I have back-up :)

a day in mom-ville

just a glimpse... for your entertainment!

7 am, Marley is up for good ( she has been up 5 times since I put her to bed at 8:30)
7:15, I get hushed by Ava, who has been in my bed since about 4 am... "shh mom, be quiet.... I'm sleeping!"
7:30, rush to make my dish for MOPS (yes, I procrastinate) Monkey Bread by the Pioneer Woman (amazing!)
get kids dressed... throw myself together..
8:30 ( I have to leave in 15 min), take MB out of oven
8:45 (time to go), pour MB out and realized its not cooked !!! AHHHHHH throw it back in the oven
I leave my house 15 mins late carrying a bunt cake pan with oven mitts .... walk into MOPS with oven mitts! Yes, it just came out of the oven!
LOVE MOPS, 21/2 hrs of no kids :)
11:30, Ava throws a temper tantrum in the hallway leaving MOPS... yep, thats my kid screaming... no, not sure why
12:00, lunch for Ava
12:30, wipe poop off the bathroom wall, she's 4 1/2... those poor Kindergarten teachers... they don't know what they have coming
12:45, Marley and I cuddle and I attempt to watch part of The Bachelor
1:30, Ava comes down stairs stating that she has "taken a short but good nap"... I retort, she asks for "options"
2:00, clearly nap time is not happening
2:30, Marley is playing quietly, and then I discover that she has a glass heart (marble sized in her mouth), I knew it was too good to be true!
2:45, realized that the reason my baby monitor won't charge is because our new dog has chewed through the cord! joey!!!!!
4:00, I realized that I didn't put on the mascara that I had planned to put on in the car this morning :(

and the day goes on...

You don't get a full day, only half, maybe I will follow up tomorrow with the rest! Wish me peace :) ( I Love my life!)