OK, before I begin this, you need to understand that I normally don't get excited over stores - of any sort. Being The Mom, I seem to spend half of my waking life in stores of one sort or another. So one more store is not usually a big deal.
That said, yesterday we were coming home from our "summer's last hurrah" camping trip and just a few miles from home we passed a brand new SuperTarget. One of our traditions after all the counselors are gathered the day before our church camp week is the SuperWalmart run. So I was familiar with the concept of these superstores, but we had never had one near us.
Most of the time I prefer trees and green spaces to suburban sprawl, and small private retailers to mega giants. But seriously, when you have 3 small children, any store that provides one stop shopping and is less than 15 minutes from home is a Big Deal. And on this particular day, the day after returning from a fun-but-exhausting camping trip - and the day of our baby boy's 2nd birthday - with no extra food in the house because of the pre-vacation refrigerator disaster, this place was like Mecca for Moms.
How wonderful it will be to not need 3 separate stores on those days I need diapers, shampoo, batteries, a gift for someone, and something for dinner all at the same time! Yeah, I know, such a small thing to be excited about. But after 8 years of shuttling babies and small children in and out of car seats to pick up 1 or 2 things each at 3 different places this will make running errands so much easier. Especially with Daughter starting school and all those extra last minute things her teacher will probably want sent in....
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