My turn to vent?

The boys and I had a great day today. After a bit of patience as I waited for my doctors appointment to be over, we went to lunch with Daddy. After lunch, we went to the airport park (as we call it, it's real name is Thomas A. Dixon, Jr. Observation Park), where we watched the airplanes land at BWI airport and played on the playground. All of that fun created a big thirst in all of us, so I decided to introduce the boys to a childhood memory, Slurpees.

So off to the convenience store that has numbers for a name. We walk up to the Slurpee machine. Now, I'm a traditionalist when it comes to Slurpees, I like Coke and Cherry layered in my cup, with a long straw with the spoon on the end. Little did I know, they now have Slurpees made out of energy drinks. Ok, not what you want to give a 3 and a 2 year old right before nap time. So I look, the Coke flavor is out, no biggie. I put my cup up under the Cherry flavor, and it's just liquid. Okay, no Slurpees, on to plan 2. I got a bottle of water, and 2 cups with ice for the boys.

I proceed to the check out, tell the lady that the cups just have ice, and she says "We have to charge you full price, regardless of what is in them." Excuse me? Do you seriously think I am going to pay MORE for a cup of ice than I did for the whole bottle of water? That left me with a couple of options: A. Take the cup back, and fill it with soda. B. Buy the measly 2 plastic cups with lids and a straw, and grumble about the 99 cents EACH that they were costing me. C. Tell the lady, "I'm not paying that much for an empty cup, you can throw it in the trash now." Want to take a guess what I did? Yes, option C. So instead of making $2 on me for a couple of cups, they ended up throwing away 2 cups of ice, and a cup full of watery Slurpee solution. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem paying for cups of ice, but not a dollar apiece. That is ridiculous!

So on a happy note, we went outside and drank our water. As I was buckling the boys into their carseats, a complete stranger walked up to me and said "have a happy mothers day!" So to all you moms and grandmoms out there in blog land, "Have a Happy Mothers Day!" Lets put a smile on the faces of all the moms we come into contact with, and spread the greeting!