Ghostwriter

Rather than work on my two major projects with looming deadlines (aka close of business today), I'm hacking into the blog to write my first ever post.   I'm really not sure why I'm doing this - I've never liked journaling, hated would be a better description, and this is really like an on-line public journal.

(if the title of this post isn't clue enough - this isn't Jordan!)

Just thought I'd share what I've been learning since moving to California...  

It is EASY to shoplift, much easier than I thought.  Now before any of you start protesting, I need to point out that 1. these incidents were unintentional, and 2. I went back and paid for my items.  I'm no thief!  Oh, and 3. this has only happened since I've become a mom.  Draw whatever conclusion that you will...

Anyway, I was at Cost Plus for the first time in a while, since they don't have any stores in Massachusetts, and I was enthralled with the wine selection and prices.  (I think I bought 12 bottles that day, but I digress...)  Now, Cost Plus has the tiniest carts known to man.  You can just wedge a car seat in the main section, which is wonderful for those tired shoulders if you want to browse for more than 1 minute, but doesn't mean you can actually shop because nothing else will fit in the cart!!  

Still, I managed to get a huge laundry basket and 12 bottles of wine along with some miscellaneous junk in there, not counting the 2 end tables which the sales associate had already "reserved" at the front for me.   You can imagine how one bottle of wine that had rolled under the car seat could be missed.  I found it when I went to load Micah into the car, and I had to schlep him back in to pay for my "award winning", and highly recommended, $8 bottle of what turned out to be very delicious wine.

Before I get too carried away with my wine finds, let me tell you about incident #2.  

Friday, we got notice from the daycare that Micah was running low on diapers.  (Right after one coupon expired and right before the other was valid!!  Bad timing.  I hate buying diapers without coupons.)  I ran out after church, while Jordan was at rehearsal, to grab a few things from Target.  The Jumbo pack of Pampers Cruisers is large, but definitely the way to go, for convenience, avoiding frequent trips for more, not to mention the cost per diaper.  Again, even with the car seat in the much roomier Target cart, the diapers still have to go underneath.  This time I walked out with $29.99 in Size 4 diapers.   No bells, no alarms, no clerks chasing me out to the parking lot....  At least when you go back to a register to pay for something you neglected to the first time around they let you cut in line.  

I wonder what I'll lift next?  Ah, the joys of distracted shopping with an infant.  Micah is making me out to be a klepto.