The crazy lady with the really small feet.

Shopping with a toddler is always an adventure. One that will surely land me in the looney bin one of these days. It is not Maeve. She is a good shopper, especially if shoes are involved. No, it is the Mommy that is in question and normally under constant surveillance. I'm on the lookout for the big white van with the nice men and the white coat with extra long arms. :)

Still not sure what I am talking about? Let me describe a couple of our typical outings.
- This past weekend at the grocery store. Me talking to Maeve, "Let's get some BLUUUUE BERRRIEES! WE LOOOOVVEE BLUUUE BEERRIES!! They are right over there, so let's go get them! YEAH!!! BLUEEE BERRRRIIIIES!!!" Maeve is jumping up and down with a huge, ear to ear grin, because she loves her blue berries. Now look at the same situation from the point of view of the five other people in the fruit and vegetable area of the store. Did I mention they can't see Maeve. Mini-me is below eye level behind the fruit stand. So, it's just some crazy lady talking about blue berries. Loudly and in a sing-song voice.
- Target, two weeks ago. Maeve is doubled over pushing the cart. She loves to push the cart and insists on doing so at every opportunity. Mini-me can not reach the handle, so she bends over and holds the bar at the bottom. Did I mention, no one can see her, especially with a Target cart in front of her. Again the crazy lady is talking, "GOOD PUSHING!! Oh my goodness!! Great Job!! You are the BEST PUSHER EVER!!" Meanwhile, Maeve is going full throttle and if I'm not careful will take out anything in her path. So not only is the Crazy Lady congratulating herself on what a good job she is doing, but she is blazing through the store like it is the Indy 500! One woman finally approached me laughing, saying that until she was finally close enough to see Maeve, she just thought I was some crazy person with really tiny feet. (The only part of Maeve that she could see.)

Oh well...I am resigned. People think I am crazy and I'm okay with that. After all, who wants to be predictable??

Here are a couple of pictures after our last trip to Target. I found a purse and cute hair accessories for Maeve. She insisted on carrying the purse and wearing the headband throughout the store. Of course, all the sales tags were still there and the headband was still attached to the cardboard holder, but that didn't phase Miss Fashion Statement. Truly, "The General" can pull any look off! Did I mention that we spent a hour in Barnes & Noble after that with the same fashion statement? I can only imagine what people were saying. :))

Posted by Laura at 10:08 PM