Old Lady Purse



Contents of the old lady purse

 Last night I was cleaning out my purse/diaper bag when I came to the sad realization that I have turned into an old lady.  Yes it's true, I need to carry enough supplies to last me and the children forat least three days.  Since when did I became that lady, you know the one who can't hardly walk because her purse is so heavy.  Is this normal?  Do all mom's feel the need to bring at least one of everything their child/baby might need for a simple trip to Walmart?

So here are just a few of the items found in my purse last night:
2 extra diapers and wipes in a flower diaper pack
2 monster trucks from McDonald's Happy Meals
container of Goldfish
2 dragon toys
1 teether
extra outfit for Nora
extra food and bib for Nora
Weight Watcher's book
Small bag filled with lip gloss, tissues, hand sanitizer, Bandaids, Advil, and a brush
wallet
sippy cup
Matchbox toy airplane
3 action figures
lotion
2 receipts
My Little Pony again from a Happy Meal
notepad and pen

As I look at this list I can see two facts and me and the children.  Number one, the children eat too many Happy Meals and number two, we could live out of this bag for at least two days.  Maybe I should also look at this list and see that I really do try to be the mother of the year.  By toting all this junk around I feel like I'm prepared for anything that the kids might throw at me!

I would like to say that this is a new thing or that all moms carry around a overnight bag everywhere they go.  The sad truth is that I'm an old soul.  As a child I felt the need to carry extra of everything I might need.  If I needed a #2 pencil for a test I brought 4.  If I needed paper, brought a whole pack.  In college I had a backpack that was full of every type of pen and pencil imaginable.  I'm that person in class that everyone knows they could borrow paper or pens from.  Truth be told, I was nerdy like this from birth.  I wonder if being nerdy is genetic or something that is learned.  Either way my children have little hope of avoiding this type of nerdiness!