Are There Tiny Shopping Carts in Hell?

I’m considered a townie, and I’m not ashamed of it. I think part of being a townie requires that you visit Curtis Apple Orchard every year. I went to Curtis multiple times during the Fall every year as a kid. I fondly remember jumping into a pile of dirty hay, temporarily adopting stray barn cats, and feeding the goats. 🐐 Don’t look at me like that; it’s the Midwest. These are typical activities for us corn-fed kids.

I will say, as possibly an unpopular opinion, Curtis Orchard is disappointing as an adult. The layout is the same, but it all appears so rundown and not taken care of. The toddler play area was a bunch of sun-faded, garage sale finds of outdoor play sets covered in spider webs and dirt. Someone even thought it would be a good idea to put a metal slide in the play area. I’m no crunchy mom, but when’s the last time you saw a new park with a metal slide?

I don’t know if I was under some kind of nostalgia spell or maybe Curtis Orchard just hasn’t kept up with their property. It’s such a huge part of our town’s culture, especially in the Fall. I mean, it even has it’s only sign on the state highway signs. It makes me sad that she didn’t have as much fun there as I did when I was younger. I would say the only enjoyable part was the very small goat feeding area. Waylin liked that a lot!

Our main purpose for going to Curtis Orchard was to checkout their honey selection. Ben and I are avid honey people! 🍯 And actually, this year, my in-laws tried beekeeping to harvest their own honey! Anyways, we went inside to see what kind of outlandish prices they put on their honey. And that’s when Waylin got to take one of these little vehicles of mass destruction for a spin. 🤣

I wish I had audio of Ben as we watched her stroll through the store with her little mini cart. He and this lady setting up a display of jams (aka glass…aka breakable glass) in the store were very cautious of her path of annihilation. They watched as she whipped that ankle bruising, strife-inducing device all around the store.

Perspective is a funny thing. Here I am thinking “Oh my gosh. She is so adorable!” and these other two are worried about their shins! 🤣

This is probably weird, but I kinda have this game I play with myself. When there’s something bad happening, I like to ask myself “Would this exist in Hell?” I don’t know if Hell exists, but I like to imagine that if something is so bad that it exists in Hell, and you make it through that Hell…you’re one strong mama! 💪 I think it’s safe to say there is a high probability that tiny shopping carts could be in store (*pun intended) for you if you don’t start living right!

I’m happy to report, we didn’t break or knock over anything. ✔