Mission Accomplished.

This morning when Ryan's alarm went off at four-dark-thirty-something, I groaned and rolled over, scrunching myself further down under the covers.

"too.early." I muttered, only to be greeted with an non-impressed grunt from the unhappy-to-be-awake husband. Can't say as I blame him. No one should have to get up before the sun.

Anyway, I got over myself, got up, and made Ryan's lunch... packed dutifully into his Cougar lunch tote, as per the usual morning routine.

I didn't go back to bed though, because I had a mission to complete. I sat in the dark for a bit and prowled the internet in my jammies, munching on a *healthy* bowl of Captain Crunch before I decided it was, indeed, time to get my bum in gear.

I skipped my morning shower as both showers were completely occupied by my parents and the company (step-sister, step-sisters husband and their offspring are here...), and I had somewhere to be.

I drove, winding my way through town, using the less commonly traveled back roads and singing (screeching?) at the top of my lungs to the American Top 40 Count-Down. Per my conversation with the charming (*cough* yea. charming. the idiot.) Wal*Mart sales associate last night, I figured I had plenty of time!

The sky was overcast, but I took the big rainbow to be a sign of good things to come. Little man likes to show his mama rainbows when the day is going to be a good one, you know.

I pulled in to the parking lot of our local Wal*Mart SuperCenter at 7:57 AM, parked, and me and my furry Crocs waddled our way to the front doors. I was greeted by a man offering a credit card, which came as quite a surprise. Seriously? Wal*Mart has a credit card? Yikes.

...anyway, I wound my way through the clothing sections and the crafty area toward the back of the store. My mission was nearly complete. Five minutes, and I'd be OUT OF THERE!

I gasped when I realized what was waiting for me. A line. A big, big line... it looped through electronics and then in to the toy section. Great. Preggie's don't do long lines well, dontchaknow??

But like a trooper, I stood there for nearly an hour, slowly creeping past the board games and flat-panel TV's, toward the 'beep, beep' of the cash register.

I felt like a giddy child at Disney Land, waiting for my turn on Splash Mountain when I realized I was next in line. Me! I had made it! ...and I wasn't even potty-dancing!

My prize? A shiny new laptop that charges itself without precariously pinning the power cord! For $298. It's a Compaq.

I think I might be in love.



P.S., don't worry, I'm on my way for that shower I skipped just as soon as I hit 'publish.'