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It started off so well. Four Moms and 7 little boys. We met in town all climbed into two cars and were off to the big city of Prince George for some shopping fun. We decided that crafting Wednesdays could only go forward if we went and purchased more crafting product. Stop #1 Walmart, Stop #2 Michaels Craft. We were doing so well and the boys were so patient, especially Gavyn who sat ever so quietly and didn't whimper once. So we decided to take them to McDonalds, the one with the giant playland where they could have fun and enjoy themselves.

And then it happened ...

We entered the Victoria Street McDonalds at 12:35 pm. The joint was packed. The boys were antsy so most went straight to the jungle gym. The lines were long and the service was slow. Luke had wet himself minutes before so Karli made me responsible for retrieving her food while she went to the restroom to change Luke. She stepped out of line and weaved her way through the crowd of hungry people, only to return about 15 sec. later, weave her way back through the crowd to ask for a restroom key. Can you believe they lock the doors? So she quietly asks for a key at which point the cashier yells out,

" Some one needs the bathroom key!"

" Who needs what?" bellowed the manager.

"The lady in the red coat," barked back the cashier, "needs the key to the bathroom!"

"______ (insert cashier name here) get the key!" she yells back.

So with eyes rolled to the back of her head the cashier walks out from behind the counter with said key, makes a come with me motion and holding the key high in the air calls out even louder than before, " Anyone who has to go, follow me!", while marching toward the restroom.

Surprisingly Karli and Luke were the only ones to step forward. Everyone in line had a giggle as she followed _______ (insert cashier name again). back to the restroom.

The fun didn't stop there.

Becky, who is fighting a terrible cold and has a bad case of the sniffles, was the last to order. We were all seated in the playroom, laughing about the restroom incident, when Becky entered the playroom. Somehow she made it through the crowd, down the hall and through the playroom door without any problems. Only, six inches from her seat she somehow managed to drop a very large rootbeer and child's sprite onto the floor. It exploded and just about everyone got a little taste. It was pooling under the tables and running down the walls. The same cashier was summoned and half hazardly cleaned the mess. I wondered if that eye roll she does is what got her hired? Soon after, Becky has a refill in her hand and had actually made friends with another woman in the playroom. She probably felt bad for Becky since all we did was laugh at the typical Becky blunder. :)

Tina, (name changed to protect the innocent) and her daughter Sydney chatted with Becky for a while as Becky explained things like the fact that there are only 2 girls but 17 boys in the family, how we travelled to Prince George for a shopping trip and how loud and crazy our boys were. Sydney had come to play but simply cowered in the corner, too many boys. Plus the small pond of pop on the floor sort of prevented any kids from actually getting to the play area.

When we finally got ready to go we sent the boys up the slide for one last run, put on their shoes and started out across the sticky floor. Then almost simultaneously Gavyn turned green and vomitted two meals worth, (McDonalds fries and chicken nuggets, and pears in case you needed to know) all over Mindy and the floor and Aidan fell out of the gym, hitting his head. Aidan was screaming, Mindy was panicking, and I... grabbed my camera. Tina ran out of the playroom, (and this is no joke) yelling, "You guys are crazy." She did return however, with guess who... you got it, our little cashier with the potty key.

We laughed as we helped clean up, partly because Tina sat at the play steps dry heaving and the cashier mopped as she mumbled something to herself.

What an adventure.

We left at 1:36 pm and were surprised that in only one hour we were able to hurt one child, spill two sodas, sniffle and sneeze on one innocent woman, puke on the floor, convince Tina to never have another child and really really annoy ______ (you know the drill).

I think next week we better hold Wednesday craft day back at my house. Prince George will not be ready to see us anytime soon. Oh, and a big shout out to Rochelle who was supposed to come with us but at the last minute decided to stay home with her three. Good move Rochelle, she's smarter than the rest of us. And again, on Wednesday craft day we missed Kara, maybe today she will not feel bad for having been absent.