My ding-a-ling, my ding-a-ling...
The weather warmed up quite a bit today, and with the housekeeper coming it seemed a very good time for Amelia and I to get out of the house. (Amelia often follows right behind any straightening up that takes place and creates a mess.) I decided, ahead of time, that since I was in a good mood and in no hurry to go anywhere I would bring Amelia with me to Hobby Lobby and let her wander through the store (under constant supervision, of course).
Walking out the front door, Amelia took mommy's hand and started heading toward the car. However, once Amelia realized we were headed to the car (about 3/4 of the way down the sidewalk) she spun around like a dancer and tried to get me to follow her in the opposite direction. Again, I was not in a big hurry, so I let her walk where she wanted to go.
Amelia took two laps around a portion of our apartment complex that takes her by a neat hill, piles of rocks, the laundry facility and the mailbox. After her second lap she asked to be picked up. I thought this would be a good time to put her in the car. Apparently I was wrong. She cried and fussed, so we took another lap around the complex. After that she settled down and we headed off to Hobby Lobby.
Amelia loves the hobby store. Everything there is so colorful and fun. She stopped by all of the silk flowers on display, inhaled deeply through her nose and said softly, "It's nice." She then found some ceramic piggy banks that she adored (I thought they were really cute myself). It was nearly impossible for me to actually grab the small items I went to the store to get (paintbrushes for Amelia and yarn for me) but eventually we were headed toward the exit.
Just as in any adventure film our final challenges were the greatest. First Amelia found two full racks of greeting cards. Of course, she grabbed handfuls of cute cards and dumped them on the floor. I scooped them up and tried to put them back properly just as I had done with skeins of fuzzy yarn and neon-colored glitter glue moments earlier.
Finally past the cards and heading out I thought we were home free until Amelia saw two "legitimate" customers testing wind chimes. Oh boy did Amelia get excited! She rushed over to play with the "dings" herself, eventually getting one in each hand (this, at least, gave me an opportunity to put back an ugly plastic dog she had been holding since we entered). I decided that we could use a small wind chime so I thought I would buy one of the $2.99 "made in China" chimes she had in her hand. In order to put one back I had to literally pry it out of her fingers. Amelia thinks everything should come in twos, after all.
When we got home, Amelia took four more laps around the complex with her new "ding" in hand. During the first trip she slipped and fell in a patch of mud, but this did not discourage her from her walk. After going around and around the building we went inside for a snack. Amelia was so tired from all of her walking adventures that she fell asleep in the car on the way to pick up daddy.
Tomorrow, I hear, is supposed to be even warmer than today (mid-40's). I'm sure she'll be out and about again...I just hope she doesn't get mad when she sees her ding hanging out of reach under our porch overhang.
Lisa
Walking out the front door, Amelia took mommy's hand and started heading toward the car. However, once Amelia realized we were headed to the car (about 3/4 of the way down the sidewalk) she spun around like a dancer and tried to get me to follow her in the opposite direction. Again, I was not in a big hurry, so I let her walk where she wanted to go.
Amelia took two laps around a portion of our apartment complex that takes her by a neat hill, piles of rocks, the laundry facility and the mailbox. After her second lap she asked to be picked up. I thought this would be a good time to put her in the car. Apparently I was wrong. She cried and fussed, so we took another lap around the complex. After that she settled down and we headed off to Hobby Lobby.
Amelia loves the hobby store. Everything there is so colorful and fun. She stopped by all of the silk flowers on display, inhaled deeply through her nose and said softly, "It's nice." She then found some ceramic piggy banks that she adored (I thought they were really cute myself). It was nearly impossible for me to actually grab the small items I went to the store to get (paintbrushes for Amelia and yarn for me) but eventually we were headed toward the exit.
Just as in any adventure film our final challenges were the greatest. First Amelia found two full racks of greeting cards. Of course, she grabbed handfuls of cute cards and dumped them on the floor. I scooped them up and tried to put them back properly just as I had done with skeins of fuzzy yarn and neon-colored glitter glue moments earlier.
Finally past the cards and heading out I thought we were home free until Amelia saw two "legitimate" customers testing wind chimes. Oh boy did Amelia get excited! She rushed over to play with the "dings" herself, eventually getting one in each hand (this, at least, gave me an opportunity to put back an ugly plastic dog she had been holding since we entered). I decided that we could use a small wind chime so I thought I would buy one of the $2.99 "made in China" chimes she had in her hand. In order to put one back I had to literally pry it out of her fingers. Amelia thinks everything should come in twos, after all.
When we got home, Amelia took four more laps around the complex with her new "ding" in hand. During the first trip she slipped and fell in a patch of mud, but this did not discourage her from her walk. After going around and around the building we went inside for a snack. Amelia was so tired from all of her walking adventures that she fell asleep in the car on the way to pick up daddy.
Tomorrow, I hear, is supposed to be even warmer than today (mid-40's). I'm sure she'll be out and about again...I just hope she doesn't get mad when she sees her ding hanging out of reach under our porch overhang.
Lisa
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