Last night after work, I met my sister Kim at WalMart to pick up a few things. We decided to go our own ways for a bit so we could get the necessities that we each came for, and meet back up. I had just pushed my cart down an aisle looking for peanut butter when I felt a shopping cart nudge my rearend softly. I turned and saw first this big chest and was about to say something (I have no idea what, because I am not rude in public), and my eyes scanned up to the face and it was Steve! Imagine my surprise! Madison was sitting in the shopping cart like a little princess smiling from ear to ear. Long story short, we finally got Danelle out of the dressing room where she was trying on capri pants, and found Kim wandering down an aisle like there was no tomorrow. The five of us visited for a while and it was decided that Madison would come home with me for the evening while mommy and daddy ran some errands. I was tickled to death to take her with me and figured on my drive home that this would be the first of many such escapades that we'd each enjoy in the years to come.
Once home she played underfoot in the kitchen while I fixed a quick dinner of BBQ'd steak, caesar salad, baked potatoes and corn on the cob. Thank God for microwaves because the potatoes were done in 10 minutes! Then we played and grammy gave her a bath and put on a clean outfit. Daddy and mommy picked up their little darling around 10pm and was she tired! (so was grammy)
I love spontaneous evenings like this, but not as much as I love Madison!
3 comments:
Nothing lifts our spirits as quickly as when we're around a child we love. SO glad you had this extra time with Madison. *Barb*
Isn't it fun when we run into our relatives unplanned? I was in Target with my 3 year old and surprise surprise my 16 year old was there with her friends. But that wasn't too much fun I got bugged for money, a new bathing suit for her. Someday you will run into madison there maybe and she will be hitting you up too. LOL What a wonderful Grandma you are and how lucky your son and his wife to get that little break and all the breaks you will give them in the furture. : )
Sometimes the smallest surprises are our biggest joys. Glad you had a great time.
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