One last story from the trip

So, Ken and I went out for a drive the first day we were there. We forgot to bring Madeleine's blanket, which she calls her "silky." She actually has several silkies and she sleeps with them and likes to have one when we're in the car. Anyway, we were on the sixth floor and when we got down to the car in the parking garage and started driving, she started saying "Silky. Silky." Over and over. We felt really bad so instead of going back up for it (D and P were taking a nap), we decided to try to find a Walmart or something and just buy her a new one. Of course this is the one place in the country where there's no Walmart to be found. It was really sad, she just kept saying "Silky." So finally we found a Big Lots. We went in and of course in the tiny baby section there are no silkies. (There were however, several kids running completely wild and no parents to be found.) We were walking around the store when we came to the clearance aisle. There was a silky looking thing with a handwritten tag that said "Bottom only, $4.00." It was all wrapped up so we couldn't tell what it was, but as soon as Madeleine saw it she got a big smile on her face. She grabbed it, put it up to her face and started sucking her thumb. So we bought it. When we got out to the car and unwrapped it, it was a TWIN fitted sheet. She didn't care that the thing was huge, she just held it and went straight to sleep for an hour in the car. Apparently she's not particular about her silkies.


Don't tell her, but that thing went in the trash can at the airport. There was no room in our suitcase!