my bag of tricks

May 2012- With Brazos turning 2 last week and then trying to clean out my purse for an upcoming trip, it hit me.  I won't always need to carry around this bag of tricks to keep my children entertained, sanitized, fed and UV protected.   

So I thought I'd document what is in my bag at this stage of our lives:

sippy cup

boogie wipes

truck book for brazos

truck

2 trailers {for the truck because 1 trailer is never enough}

toy duck- for the trailers {because one day brazos wanted to put a horse in it that was too big; i didn't have a horse small enough so i put the duck in there.  now he thinks that is the only thing that is allowed in the trailer}

tractor with a front loader {if you think any other tractor would suffice you are sadly mistaken}

excavator

bulldozer

dump truck

alfie the excavator from thomas the train

container with brazos sized utensils

hand sanitizer

sunblock- 2 of them

gum {pecos' favorite from a mexican food restaurant}

peppermints {for pecos- from a mexican food restaurant- i feel like it's the only place we ever eat besides mcdonald's and fuddrucker's}

granola bar {smashed and crumbled because it has been forgotten at the bottom of the bag}

children's tylenol {& mommy tylenol}

At this point you may be thinking there is nothing in there for me.  I feel that way too most of the time.  But here's my stuff:

gum

sharpies, markers & pens

hair clip

ipod {that hasn't been updated with new music in ages- i don't have time to listen to it anyway}

digital camera {in case i don't have the monster camera with me}

3 lip glosses & 1 lip stick {that i rarely ever wear}

chapstick

a powder compact {as if i ever think to reapply during the day}

my business card {yes, i do have one and it dosen't say pecos & brazos mom on it}

5 hour energy drink {that i never seem to remember to drink until it is too late at night and i don't have 5 hours to stay awake}

a grocery list {from 3 weeks ago}

bank receipts {no less than 3 at any given time}

a coupon {that is probably expired}

checkbook {with the same cover i've had since i opened the account in high school}

wallet

These things are normally in my bag but were missing from the picture:

toy horse {that doesn't fit in the trailers, brazos needed it for a different- and larger- trailer that was hooked to a different- and larger- truck in the living room}


Cheerios {how would my children avoid starvation without them?  the container was in the kitchen awaiting a refill}

diapers & wipes in a cute cowboy carrying case {they are still in the back of the car from a diaper change for brazos while we were at t-ball practice yesterday}

blackberry smartphone {it was on the counter for faster access}

ipad {pecos was playing a game on it}


keys {i can't ever find them!}

Now does it make sense why I carry around such a large bag all the time?  This is why I can never find my keys.  And, NO, you may not ask me to carry something for you.