the dirty week

So, another "Julie" story -or so my husband has started coining these precious moments... when really, they could happen to anyone!

We had an interesting episode at the mall yesterday - corey was working and I had a few hours to kill with the kids so we hung out at the mall - and for a special treat I bought them a Jugo Juice. But of course that made them have to pee - so I put Cadie on first and the toilets are sooo high - we were in the handicap washrooms cause those are the only ones we all fit in at the same time. So I was lifting Cadie back down when David quick as a wink, had fished out her used toilet paper from the toilet. So, trying not to throw up, I carried him to the sink to wash him off; Cadie followed, so I picked her up to wash her hands and by the time I set her down he was gone - completely gone. Silly mall washrooms that don't even have a door -just those walls that you have to walk around - He's fast and big, but he can't talk hardly at all, so I was pretty worried. I checked all the stalls and he's gone so I went outside the washroom and asked a guy standing there if he'd seen a little boy go by and he said no so now I'm really confused until I figure out he's wandered into the men's washroom - that's the only place he could be. I have no idea what kind of mischief he got into in there, good thing he came out eventually on his own, cause I wasn't about to go in after him!

And then today we were on a Jesus walk at fish creek park (I had the kids looking for objects that reminded them of the Easter story - wood to represent the cross, a stone to represent the stone rolled away from the tomb, something prickly to represent the thorns, etc.) So Corey was working and I had David in the stroller and the girls were walking - all of a sudden Cadie had to go poo -"NOW!"- I had no idea she was feeling sick until that moment but I helped her go behind a bush and pulled down her pants right as she exploded all over me and herself. We were both covered and I had nothing to wipe us off with - I tried leaves but they didn't do much. So I wasn't about to touch the stroller with my hands in that condition so I had poor Libby push David's stroller back to the car - she was such a trooper - but a number of people were giving me scything looks as my little one struggled with the stroller and I did nothing to help her!! And her being her, hammed it up, of course - every time we passed anyone on the path she panted and whined until they gave me their worst looks. Luckily I had some wipes and hand sanitizer in the car, but poor Cadie had a few more accidents at home before I smartened up and put one of David's diaper's on her!