Category Archives: Child Development
Curious Case of Maddie’s Missing Shoes
What did you forget NOW??
As many of you already know, Maddie has an interesting habit of kicking off her shoes at the worst possible time. Let’s face it, Maddie has developed potential shoe-loss into an art form.
This morning, Maddie and I were just leaving target when she simultaneously sent both shoes flying. I caught one in the air and had to dig the other one out of basket full of coffee at Starbucks.
No harm done, I stuck the shoes under the cart and headed outside to the car.
About 15 minutes later, we made it home. I grabbed a bag and was just about to take Maddie out of her seat when I noticed her bare feet. As the Madster likes to say, “UH-OH!”
I realized that I had never retrieved the shoes from underneath the shopping buggy. Within 30 seconds, we were making our return trip to Target. I pulled up to the shopping cart area, but our cart was gone – Game on!!
I encountered an exceptionally rude woman at the customer service counter (Big Shocker) and asked her if any baby shoes had been turned in. She apparently had forgotten that I was a customer when she replied – “Nahhhh.”
I took this to mean “No” and decided to track down the shopping cart guy.
He was much friendlier than his co-worker, but wasn’t quite with the program.
I started to ask him about Maddie’s shoes, when he blurted out – “Shoes, right??” This was going to be easier than I thought – But it’s never easy in Jersey City.
He absolutely remembered the shoes, but had no idea what he had done with them. He took me back to Ms. Congeniality at the customer service desk and told her that he had turned to the shoes into her. She practically yelled at him, “Naa-Ahh, no you didinttt!!
I looked at the Shopping Cart Jedi and asked, “Think, where did you first find the shoes?”
We combed the store, he went through trashcans, looked at shelves and kept giggling to himself. Finally, I asked him if he had a little “store-item” drawer where he put random store items.
“Ohhh yea,” he exclaimed – He led us to an empty register where there was a shopping cart filled with a smattering of random items – and SUCCESS!!
Shoes On! Better luck next time Maddie!
Maddie Contracts Bad Case of the “FLOPS”
Free Your Mind!
For nearly two months now, Maddie has been suffering from a terrible case of the FLOPS!
Medical experts are baffled by the flops, but it’s a condition afflicts Maddie and we don’t know the cure. A flop is caused by a little girl with a stubborn attitude who refuses to travel in any direction she doesn’t agree with.
If it’s time to leave the playground, Maddie flops. She lays down face first and goes completely limp. It doesn’t matter if there’s mud, dirt, concrete or thorns – Maddie will voluntary face-plant and stay there until you pick her up.
You can try to reason with her, but once she commits to hugging the ground, it’s going to be a while.
Maddie doesn’t need to have a specific destination in mind to employ this “passive resistance technique” she just wants to test those boundaries and stretch them until they bend or break.
Maddie Turns iPad into Personal Playground
Just a girl and her iPad
Crushing Apps – It’s how I roll!
Maddie Gets California Driver’s Permit
The need for speed…
It’s not a party until they call out the fire department!
Roger Santa, you are cleared for takeoff on runway two-two!
Permission to buzz the tower?
Mads Trying to Get Organized for Big Holiday Adventure
The airlines lost my pants before I left?
