meet tommy the spider

meet tommy the spider. yesterday the three kids and i all ventured out to target together. while we were there i told xavier that he could get something while we were there and i would match the money that he brought so that he could find something cool...he had $14 to spend. now if any of you have ever been shopping with xavier you could want to kill yourself about half way through... he takes FOREVER to pick something out. so before we walked in there i had the talk with him...it went something like this "now xay", "yes mom", "you know we're on a time crunch, marcella needs to get home and nap so you have to make a quick decision" "yes, mom i know" "xay...i mean it no fiddle farting around...focus on the task" "I KNOW MOM...SHEESH" and on into target we went. straight to the toy section he looked up and down every isle to make sure he'd seen everything. and then his eyes locked on this remote controlled spider and he exclaimed "THAT'S IT!!! and it's the right amount of money" with a huge smile on his face he then said "mom, i think that's the fastest i've ever picked...and i promise not to change my mind" so we then proceeded through target as he skipped along talking to me about the spider and the adventures they would go on, he named it tommy ect. when he got home we put the batteries in and he ran out the door to show his best friend josh...tommy. about 2 hours later he made his way home and told me that he and josh named him Tommy Rex Tacker, he then told me that two of the legs had fallen off already. when i told him we'll take it back to get one with good legs his eyes welled up and he said "mom, i can't take tommy back...not because of his legs, he'll be all sad with out me, there is no other spider for me...you can't take him back" (TOTALLY MY SON!!!!! THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE SAID AS A CHILD!) so, tommy stays all 6 legs.

tongiht at bed time i meet him in his room, he's rambling about tommy and sleeping and that he wanted to sleep with a big snugglie and that he was tucked in for the night. i had no idea what he was talking about i muttered "hmm hmm" and kissed him goodnight. i went downstairs to go about my business for the next hour or so. when i head up to bed to watch a movie i round the corner into my room and bellow is what i saw. a big red blanket, his teddy bear, brownie, and tommy all tucked in on my bathroom floor. i giggled , and thought again...TOTALLY MY SON!