Morning with Mommy

Yesterday, there was a glitch at work, and we thought today would be really bad. I felt badly about it, though it was out of our control, but I didn’t want to miss a day with Brandon, especially since our summer is quickly fading away. So, I did what I could, and brought him in with me! I got us to work, after dropping Peyton off, by 730am. I’d packed snacks and a breakfast for Brandon to keep him busy. We tucked ourselves away in a cubie away from everyone else. I’d made him his favorite oatmeal, and blueberries. He ate while I signed in and got started. I made him a deal that I’d take him to the Lego store after we were done if he remained quiet through the entire time he was with me. He accepted the challenge. After he’d eaten breakfast, he read a book that I’d packed for him. He did that for an hour! He only stopped to pee. I had to quickly hurry him into the potty before most people were there. Good thing! He did his homework, on his own!, for the second hour. 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Finally, we ended up in the Lego store. We ran into Debbie, Vanessa’s mom, who told us Vanessa was going to the private school right by our house. Brandon had forgotten who Debbie was. He said he forgot her name, but I think he totally forgot who she was. He was too busy looking for a toy, so Debbie and I just caught up since it’s been awhile since we’ve talked. After she was gone, I told Brandon he could get something less than $10, yet another lesson. I told him we didn’t have a lot of money to pay for a big toy, especially all the time. He was really good, checking price tags, and asking how much things were. It also helped him know what was more or less than $10. He was sad that he couldn’t get a big set, telling me he should have brought the $15 in his piggy bank, then he’d have $25 to spend! (Yeap, he did his own math!) There were two ninjagos that were less than $10 – one was a booster pack for the blue ninja, and then there was one complete mini set. He chose that one. The booster pack didn’t have a lot in it, but it cost the same amount! I think he made a great choice. He was still griping how he wanted the larger sets for his birthday. Or Christmas. I told him either way, it was a long way off. He was happy when the clerk gave me a free magazine for him to read. He read it while we walked back to the car. I warned him not to run into anybody or anything like he’d done in the past. He was careful to walk closely to me, but did manage to read the entire magazine before we got to the car. Now that we’re at home, I fed him lunch, checked his work, and had him do his spelling words for points. He got only 4 words wrong, with 50 right! Now he’s watching his 2 episodes that he’s earned. Later, we’ll go pick Peyton up and have more fun!