they wouldn't mind running errands with me.
i dragged them everywhere - the grocery store,
target, michaels, the dry cleaners, post office, etc.
as they grew, they started detesting shopping...of any kind.
{the toy store barely interests them} *sigh*
they want to be outdoors playing or building...anything
but shopping. they are typical boys.
now i try to run my errands during my lunch hour or in the
evenings after they go to bed, or even at 6am before they wake up
so i can maximize my time with them.
still on occasion, i'll need to pick up something when they are with me.
i promise to be 'quick' and scout will roll his eyes, say ok, and grab a
book and jump into the cart.
he doesn't mind it at all that he's not a toddler or preschooler.
he tells me he "prefers it because he can focus and not worry about losing me."
{or me losing him}. it's happened. he had his head in a book while trailing
behind me and he went straight while i turned.
at age 7, he can still {just barely}squeeze into the toddler seat in the
front of the cart too but he prefers the larger, more roomier compartment.
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| scout, age 7
so what's on scout's reading list this summer?
the lemony snicket series is at the very top of his list.
he's currently on book 8 of 13 and asked us to take him to the library before he gets on the road so he can get books 9-13. he plans on doing "lots of reading in the car". {of course i thought} |
