leave it to three moms and four kids to clear out an entire section of barnes and noble in less then 2 minutes. believe it or not i totally called the whole thing... as we rounded the corner of the bookstore to camp out in the section with the big comfy chairs. there they sat, unsuspecting of the tornado of diapers, milk cups and cheerios about to ravage their area. "watch how fast we can clear this place out" i said under my breath. the young salesman at the computer watched in awe.... it's as if we pinched all the children simultaneously. they all started to whine. aubrey pooped, logan pooped, jake continued to belch up sweet potatoes and maddie and i began to sing some little mermaid songs while she danced around in aubrey's green blanket. the old man was the first to fold.... he stood up took his books and left. the dad and son team stuck it out a little longer but eventually gave up. we made our little circle of chairs and strollers, handed out some of maddie's books and tried to imagine in moments of quiet that jen, april and i were the only ones there. then someone would cry or try to escape... back to reality.
