Worth It

Note to self: the next time you decide to go to the mall play area because the library is closed for the holiday, ask yourself if every other parent in the tri-state region will be heading to the same mall because their libraries and/or schools and/or places of employment are closed.  This overcrowding poses a particular problem when you are not a very good car-parker and have to wedge your SUV into any tight spot you can find, and when you have to keep track of two quickly-moving bodies at the play area among the throngs of even faster-moving bodies, and when you forget your stroller and have to navigate yourself and three children through a hungry mass of people at the food court.    

But also, remember that despite these difficulties, nothing makes your girls happier than milkshakes at the mall.