Monday Musing

Musing Monday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB over at Should Be Reading. Each Monday you muse about something book related, whether it be a reading habit, what your currently reading, or maybe just a book related rant (which is what I have for you today)

Tuesday two weeks ago (release day for new books) I loaded up the two littlest littles of mine ages 3 and 2, and we headed off to the local bookstore (Barnes and Noble) to pick up a few titles that were being released EEK, I was beyond excited to get my hands on a few titles Unravel Me, Breaking Point, and Sever. There were also a few others but I will get to those in a moment.  So B and N opens at 9 in my little city so of course I had the littles up at out the door at that time so we could make it home before nap time.  They are so cranky when we miss it and I need those few hours to regroup from our morning adventures.  Anyhoo...

We arrive and 9:40 (its quiet a drive for us) and I'm just seething at the mouth to get these books I've been anticipating for EONS.  I get the little's out and into the store and head off to the section they would normally be located, and start my search.  After 10 minutes I'm in a panic, where could they be, check my phone yup today is the day they are supposed to be on the shelves.  I'm looking high and low, okay not seeing them so I decide maybe over by the new release section (DUH).  I wrangle the little's who are becoming inpatient because they haven't had the opportunity to look at the picture books yet and we make our way over.

Nope not here either, by this time we have been in the store 30 minutes now, so we have to take a break from mom's search (while she is freaking out "this cant be right THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEM HERE") to head over the the kid's section of the store, where they each pick out twenty book's (how proud I am to have raised book lovers) but no, twenty is unacceptable "pick out just one" screaming and crying because they "wan dem awle mommy" and a cookie later I head to the service desk to ask about these book's that I'm beginning to believe are mythical and ask the store clerk for help.

After 15 minutes of searching yes it is here, no I cant find it, hold on one more minute, excuse after excuse FINALLY I have one book! Yay sweet success now how about the other three on my list?
After an hour and a half in the store I have 3 out of my five, the littles are down to there last spot of patience's and have begun to break.  I became one of those mother's (there is nothing wrong with them, I am not judging, its just never been me) whom are dragging their children threw the store, shouting "one more minute please" "calm down we are almost finished" "if you stop running around like   a wild monkey I WILL buy you another cookie".  I was defeated and decided it was time to leave I will order the damn things on-line when we get home, and as Im coasting threw the check-out with the little's officially acting like a pack of wild animals on the hunt.... I spot one, Oh Holy Heaven's its a miracle, the mythical book does excist. The rest of the story is blah blah pay for the books, load littles into the Mean Machine and head home.

My bookish is rant/ramble is why were half of the book's still in the back of the store in boxes? Am I being unreasonable? Why weren't they on the shelves? Is there a specific time they should have the new released book's in in there rightful places? I dont believe I will ever attempt purchasing books on release day again, and why is the set up of B and N so unorganized?  I want all the new books right were I can see them, I don't mind having to rummage threw shelves for books however, when they are new releases shouldn't there be a specific spot for them? Are all B and N's so hard to navigate or is it just mine whose layout makes absolutely no sense to me?

Anyways, thats my Monday Musing hope you all have an amazing week!

XoXo: Casi