Day 21: Thank you Clay

Since Pattie was sick yesterday I did not drag her out to the grocery store. I should have gone last night after Jayme got home but I didn't because Murad came by to get Tufaan and offered to buy us dinner. Yay! I don't have to cook!! It was a double good because my kitchen counters were absolutely OVERFLOWING with the detritus of the past few days since I have been able to do little else but hold Pattie.
So I needed to go today, which is like a suicide mission for me and my mild panic attacks in crowded stores. I decided to take Clay with me as a calming tool. I usually feel much braver if I am in "Mommy Mode" than I do if I am by myself. We had a pleasant enough time. Clay can at least help get things from the shelves for me and he can push the cart or hold the list (but not both). As we were almost home he asked me this question,"Mommy when I am a teenager can I get my own ride?" I figured he meant could he have his own car so I said, "Probably so." Then he said, "Cool. From now on whenever I get some money I am going to save it. Then when I get $100 I will buy something." I asked him what he would buy and he answered, "Whatever thing you want to have that costs that much I will buy for you Mommy." Thanks Clay, I needed that today sweet boy.