Crafting woes and delayed gratification

[anagramofbrat]

Yesterday I explained to the kids the idea that a lot of the time you have to go through something unpleasant to get what you want. I used the example of how I often want ice cream but getting it often requires too much effort (walking up the hill in the rain, driving all the way to the supermarket or worse, taking the bus) so it's easier to go without. I suppose this could be known as the "ice cream vs lazy" principle.

Today I really want to go to Joann's and get craft magnets. Taking the car is out, as Drew has gotten increasingly squirrelly about me driving it without being on his car insurance, and having him take me right now would involve shoveling the kids into the car as well. I could take the bus, but sunday schedule, regarless of whether school is in session or not, is quite frankly balls; if I left in half an hour, i'd have to bum around Amherst for half an hour then pay 1.25 to get onto the B43 and get there like, 40 min later and then have to worry about getting all the way back which will probably take ANOTHER hour and a half and considering it's college move-in weekend I'd be on a packed bus full of students with a bazillion bags of Target and Walmart sundries and... yeah, no.

Today looks like another hot humid one, and I will likely be spending it working on thank you notes, wondering where the hell the predicted thunderstorms are (I swear, we live in a storm proof bubble - all the storms tend to go immediately north or south of us), and trying not to die from lack of caffeine. Oh also finding some time to stealth-wrap Kidzilla's presents, since she's getting just impatient and nosy enough to start hunting through the house to figure out where I've hidden them.

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[trenton22.livejournal.com]

If those storms skipped you, be glad. It rattled this place almost like earthquake aftershocks on the West Coast. The loudest, longest storm that I can recall.

Also, it's good to remember that all of life's crappy moments can be made into good parables for children. I'll have to find some to share with, meanwhile, thanks for the reminder.

[northernwalker]

I miss having a car simply because I do have to plan my trips instead of hopping in and zooming off. I needed fabric, ribbon and storage boxes, so yesterday I had to play let's juggle the schedule, plus standing outside for half an hour per trip in the 90+ heat waiting for buses in both directions. Gah.