Kinzie

Today was Miss Kinzie's turn to go shopping. When we arrived to pick her up she was out the door like a shot and off to the car with Paw-Paw to get her car seat. I stayed to visit with Mama Ladybug and get zerberts from Isaiah and approve Timothy's game of Pac-Man. Stayed a wee bit long as soon the telephone was ringing from Paw-Paw and Miss Kinzie in the car wondering WHEN I was coming out to go shopping.

Out the door I went.

We were richly entertained by the little miss all of the way to 'donald's" where she insisted she must have lunch. Rather than chicken nuggets, however, she insisted she needed a cheeseburger. Then we needed to go the play room to eat - and Paw-Paw had to sit in the kiddie chair (what is the name of the big purple character?) while she sat in the French Fry chair and Nana had to sit on the bench across from them. ;-))

She garners smiles wherever she goes, does that one.

At the grocery store she tickled the lady at the bakery by asking so politely for a cookie and then thanking her nicely. "It's a PUMPKIN, Nana!" ;-))

At the meat counter she played peek-a-boo shyly with the meat man and walked ring a rosie around my legs. She showed us how she can walk backwards without (almost anyway) walking into anyone else. She also galloped for us as she is trying to learn to skip.

We lost Paw-Paw at the dairy section when he ran into a buddy and talked - and talked - and TALKED. She tossed her pony tail and said "we're leaving you, Granpda!" And we did.

For, you see, it was time to go to the toy aisle. All of the grands enjoy the toy aisle. They "allow" us to do the grocery shopping first - generally garnering pudding cups or jello cups along the way - but their main concern is that toy aisle. They are allowed to pick one thing - we don't give them a price limit, but do try to stay in the $10 range.

Kinzie loves ponies - she loves the My Little Ponies - they are in the PINK aisle - and, believe me, she knows which aisle that one is. She picked out a pony with a storefront carry-case and decided she "loooooved" it. Into the cart it went. (the link above is to a page that sells the darned thing for $25!!!! We got it for $10!)

Down the next aisle we went, she leading the cart and chattering non-stop. I like this, Nana Well, sweetie, put the pony back and you may have that. Sigh - no, I want the pony. Okay, you may keep the pony, but you must leave that here. Okay.

Down the next aisle: even more glittering things . . . I like this, Nana Well, sweetie, put the pony back and you may have that. Sigh - no, I want the pony. Okay, you may keep the pony, but you must leave that here. Okay.

and so on through the rest of the toy section. We, of course, brought home the pony. ;-))

Generally this little miss falls asleep about a mile before we get her home. Not so today. She chattered and tickled us right to her door. Mama met us in the driveway and stashed the goodies (pony, puddings, etc.) in their car as Kinzie was headed out the north road to go ride a REAL pony. She gets to go once or twice a week as therapy for her motor control. I hope to go along some time in order to get a picture of her.

It has been a full and lovely day.

It was made even nicer tonight as when I got home from evening worship service hubby had done up the dishes for me - even though I told him I would take care of them when I got home. Awwwwww. ;-))

Have a great week, everyone.

Posted by Purplemoose at November 7, 2004 09:09 PM