Yesterday, we were at the grocery store. Carrie stood in line with the cart and I ran the Shane rodeo. This mainly consisted of Shane running up and down isles and me running up and down isles after him. The only stops were at the water fountains (for a messy sip from each) and at the customer service counter.
Every time we lapped the store, Shane pointed at the customer service desk, shouted "SCHOOL BUS!" and tried to duck behind the counter.
The boy is fast, but not that fast yet. I picked Shane up in a jiffy.
Shane shouted and writhed as I wrangled him out of the employee area, "SCHOOL BUS! SCHOOL BUS! SCHOOOOL BUSSS!"
I scanned the area, but I did not see anything that was toddler high-interest. The customer service people grinned. They enjoyed the show.
The second time around, I looked harder. Shane pointed and yelled "Do you see? SCHOOL BUS!"
And he was right.
There was a school bus magnet on the register in the far corner. Shane could only see it, because he was partially around the counter. Otherwise, it would have been too high up and blocked by the lip of the counter. I don't know if he saw it when I carried him by once, or if he spotted it in the immediate moment I allowed him to poke his head around the first time.
My boy has eagle eyes.
I picked Shane back up and walked over to the register Carrie finished at. It was time to go home. One of the customer service people walked over to me and handed Shane a bus magnet like the one on the register. Shane was enthralled. This is why I will keep going back to this Harris Teeter. Shane's loud and she must have realized what he was pointing at.
It was a kind gesture. I thanked her for it, and made a mental note to post the story online. You're getting a twofer in one today! A kind act by a stranger, and a post about my boy.
Every time we lapped the store, Shane pointed at the customer service desk, shouted "SCHOOL BUS!" and tried to duck behind the counter.
The boy is fast, but not that fast yet. I picked Shane up in a jiffy.
Shane shouted and writhed as I wrangled him out of the employee area, "SCHOOL BUS! SCHOOL BUS! SCHOOOOL BUSSS!"
I scanned the area, but I did not see anything that was toddler high-interest. The customer service people grinned. They enjoyed the show.
The second time around, I looked harder. Shane pointed and yelled "Do you see? SCHOOL BUS!"
And he was right.
There was a school bus magnet on the register in the far corner. Shane could only see it, because he was partially around the counter. Otherwise, it would have been too high up and blocked by the lip of the counter. I don't know if he saw it when I carried him by once, or if he spotted it in the immediate moment I allowed him to poke his head around the first time.
My boy has eagle eyes.
I picked Shane back up and walked over to the register Carrie finished at. It was time to go home. One of the customer service people walked over to me and handed Shane a bus magnet like the one on the register. Shane was enthralled. This is why I will keep going back to this Harris Teeter. Shane's loud and she must have realized what he was pointing at.
It was a kind gesture. I thanked her for it, and made a mental note to post the story online. You're getting a twofer in one today! A kind act by a stranger, and a post about my boy.
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