Never walk when tired

I am quickly learning that even though you really want to take a nice walk, one should not do this when your child is tired!! This evening my daughter decided she wanted to take a walk, now mind you that I was actually warned by my husband that she had not had a nap, but I really wanted to get some exercise and get outside. The walk started out great.....then in a blink of an eye, it turned disasterous!! She began to half a break down and decided to lay down in the grass. When I told her "let's just go back home" she decided to run the other direction...excellent keep on walking behind her. Well, finally we needed to get home to make dinner, and that is when all heck broke loose. I had to pretty much drag her home all the while she was screaming and crying "I want my daddy!" --who was working. Half way back home she thinks I need to CARRY her!! Oh goodness...I told her 'no she could walk' and then continues the screaming and crying all while laying in the yard of a neighbor...super!! However I was not about to give in and walk back to her and pick her up, as she requested. I thought for sure, someone would have called the police, which then my husband would have to respond since that is his job, but to my surprise no one did. We finally get back home, fix dinner, eat and she was asleep by 6:45pm on the couch.....phew a much needed quite night for mom!