I got ______ on Mother's Day!

Mama is sleeping in, one quiet hour alone in the house. On a mission to buy some smoked salmon and goat cheese for breakfast in bed, the Docta and the G are on the second floor of our neighborhood grocery store running up and down the aisles. As always the Docta is trying to multi-task with a two year old, juggling a phone call to his own mom, filling up a grocery basket and of course intermittedly cutting out of the phone call to remind G that he absolutely cannot bust open a bag of corn chips and please put back the Goldfish crackers.

"Go ahead G stand right there in front of the elevator, push the button for me...So anyways mom have a great mother's day and oh I need some capers. Wait G! wait for Dada!" But the G does not wait. Oh no, the G does not wait and I imagined he smiled a real big one as the doors closed in. Down, down to the first floor and then up again. Doors open, bigger smile, doors close. Not one but two elevator rides completely alone.

Now I have to tell you I didn't find out about this little fiasco, one of the finer Dad moves I might add, until after I'd finished the last bite of smoked salmon and polished off the latte that they had brought me, all this magic to get me in just the right mood. The Docta he knows how to break it to me gently.
"I was right there I swear..he's just so quick now. I think we really need one of those leash thingies. How do you keep him from running away from you in the store?"

Deep breath. Inhale. exhale. I was about to give him my two cents when the G made the I am about to poop face.

"Quick, quick! Lets sit on the potty hurry, hurry" and off we went. I left the G alone with his books and his privacy, back to my spot on the couch. "Now where was I..."

We'd done this thing a million times before I wasn't expecting the G to deliver any goods today. I guess it just never entered my mind that I was going to be able to say,"I got shit for Mother's day!" Sooner than we expected, the G proudly announced the news to everyone clad in his new poop shirt and matching socks and made this day one I will never forget.