Be Prepared

School has started and we have started back into a routine. It's probably good for kids.
Today we went to Costco to stock up for the huge earthquake that's going to hit Oregon in the next 200 years (we had a meeting at church about being prepared yesterday). With our luck it could be while we're here (since earthquakes don't happen in Oklahoma either). When we barely got home from Utah and the power went out at our house, we went to get our flashlight and it didn't work. It was a good practice run to realize we really aren't as prepared as we should be.
Eating at Costco goes like this: Cody out of cart with hot dog, Macey out of cart with hot dog, Mackayla almost out of cart already-safe and out, fill drinks, get ketchup on hot dog, split smoothie four ways, get straws, get napkins for spill, split hot dog for Mackayla, help Mackayla stop tilting drink with straw, pick food up off floor. Kids are finishing as I sit down. Perfect, I eat their leftovers:). Conversation at the table:
Cody notices an older gentleman in a wheelchair staring at him 5 feet away. He says loud enough for all people eating to hear, "Why is that man staring at me?"
Me: "Say hi to him."
Cody, Macey and Mackayla wave and say hi. He nonchalantly waves and I hope his hearing is poor because it suddenly sparks their desire to know about the "olden days."
Macey: "Tell us about the olden days."
Cody: "Ya, when there were old cars."
I try to think of something interesting and say "There was no tv."
Macey: "And no FOOD!?"
Me: "There was food."
Macey: "And no DRINKS?! Why are you laughing?" peering at me curiously.
Me: "There were drinks. But no computers."
Macey: "And no BEDS?!!"
Me: "There were beds."
Cody: "What did their beds look like???"
Me: "Like ours. Time to shop!"