Lightsabers and Lollipops

so it was just me and my daughter today. my wife took the boy to a baby shower. fun, fun, fun.
since i didn't feel like makin anythin in the kitchen, i wanted to take her out to lunch. a wee lil date with my wee lil girl.
aaand since i only had 5 American dollars, i chose to eat at sam's club.
honestly, not a bad decision. i knew that it would be crazy. i knew that sam's club on a sunday afternoon was one of the zaniest places on earth.
but where else are you gonna get a big*** hot dog and drink for only $1.50?
so feedin 2 even left me with 2 American dollars to spare. good times.
but here's the story of waiting in line:
good thing i went there with a preemptive good attitude or else i would have gone nutty-bats.
we walk through the book section of sam's and the girl let's me know how much she wants the dora and blue's clues books. if i would have had the money, she would have walked out with one. i love that she loves books and reading. more people should.
but, budget, 5 American dollars. sigh.
then we get in line for food, it's a bit long, but i notice that most of it is one family. big family, lots of girls, sunday dresses. i lazily assumed they were baptists. i have my reasons.
the great thing was that nobody was causing problems in the line. trying to order food that was not cooked yet. attempting to pay with checks. etc.
the line, as big as it was, moved smoothly for a sunday afternoon.
here's the funny part that i wish i could have video taped. the girl in front of me, she had a cart, and some teenage kid that kept jumping in and out of line with her.
SHE WOULDN'T STOP MOVING!
i'm not talking shifting her balance from one foot to another like most people do in line.
no. she had a bout a 3 to 4 foot radius that she kept pacing in more random a pattern than even i could think of.
and my daughter, she's young, so she doesn't think that some lady is gonna constantly try to step on her. luckily, she played over by the stair rail and even met some other kids. played with them, and told them about everything she was currently wearing. she even mentioned the clothes she had at home. my girl like to give inventory.
but the girl in front of me. dang! i'm pretty sure it wasn't a bathroom issue. she had the kid to stand in line for her and we were 2 feet from the bathrooms.
i'm pretty sure it was an uncrontollable nervous thing.
i pace like that when i'm on the phone in my house. drives my wifey crazy. so i was a little sympathetic.
i was afraid she was about to start swinging her arms just to get more space. i had to leave her plenty of room to roam. so much so that people kept askin me if i was in fact, in line.
it was a bit terrifying.
then i sat down and had a pleasant meal with my child. she likes to fidget but nothing that i had to yell at her in public about. she listened very well when i told her to sit down and eat. it probably helped that she was actually pretty hungry.
while our surroundings were a bit on the opposite side. parents with numerous amounts of kids, constantly snapping at them to sit down and what not. made me very glad that i got snipped.
mind you, i do and will have days when i am at my wits end with my kids in public places. nobody's life is perfect.
i'm just sayin, that except for the near trampling of some loco girl in a blue jumpsuit, it was a pretty good lunch date with my favorite redhead.


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