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The 6 of us!!!
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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Crazy Escipade at Macy's

My four children and I did the Black Friday shopping! I knew as soon as I stepped out my front door that was going to be an adventure... I had two things which indicated my thought process... 1. crazy happens when Matt is out of town! 2. I don't have many dull moments. Here goes...

a few things that happened for the build up at Macy's

1. stopped by close friends to give a quick hello (turned out be an hour and a half)

2. each child got to chose a toy from 5 Below

3. Had lunch at Chick-Fil-A and was complemented on my parenting skills

4. picked up a few gifts at Rite Aid

5. stopped by Game Stop to see their deal which turned out not to be a good deal at all

 Now for Macy's

We needed to get my MIL a gift for Christmas and the children wanted the most perfect gift... We were on track when I spotted shoes with a clearance sign of %50 off! They had  the most colorful high heels... I couldn't resist... The children were behaving so well so I looked quickly before I realized they were not  good deals at all... $50 and up...


So...

We were back on track with our shopping... The store was crowded and you couldn't walk more than a foot before running into someone. I don't think I have ever been in such a packed out place... The shoe department was very close to the escalator and all of the children wanted to see if there were any goodies for their grandmother... So...They followed in a line as I pushed Juliet in her stroller... We walked 10 ft from where we were originally standing in the shoes and I looked back to see Savannah, Gary, and .... no one else...

 My face got hot, sweat began to bead up on my neck, hot flashes poured in and I said... "Where's Jonathan?" He didn't make it through the crowd. We walked the small 10 ft and he was not there. I immediately began to pace and say his sweet name. No sound. wait... I heard a voice but it was hard to tell if it was his raspy voice I loved hearing. We searched...


As we called his name, I thought about how this place was ideal perfect place to snag a child... Packed with people, loud, and an easy split second is all it takes...I could feel my heart pound so hard that I thought at any second it was going to come through my jacket and I would have to catch it.


In about 2min, I heard a lady over the intercom say they had a lost child. "Could that be mine?" A sales associate saw my expressions and asked if it was me who had lost a child and she proceeded to take me to the office located next to the shoe department. I desperately wanted that child to be my precious Jonathan. My emotions were running through me as we walked through the office and there he was... sitting in a chair. I lost it at that very moment. He came to me so quickly and hugged me tightly as if to never let go. The uncontrollable tears streamed down my face as I held him in my arms. I looked up to see five female sales associates wiping away tears and a man with watery eyes... It ended with them giving my four children candy... A long day with a great outcome but very scary... and yes it still is a little emotional for me to think about my heart melting Jonathan looking at me with those precious blue eyes.