Milk and various assundries were all that were needed at the store. We left to run our quick errand after I picked up the older two from school. Nearly three hours later we made it home. Half of that time was spent dealing with Madie’s monsterous meltdown. For whatever reason, Madie has been melting in the middle of stores. Not sure of what to do. I just become the extreme opposite of her emotion. She is angry. I am calm. She is crying hysterically. I am smiling and offering a hug of support. Chris spent close to 45 minutes on the phone with her trying to calm her down. But she had already gone over the cliff. There was no coming back. We just had to wait it out.
Those kind of experiences make me emotionally empty. I can barely muster a smile right now. She hurts so much and I am not sure why. I love her. And right now in the middle of Walmart with her world caving all around her that is all I have to offer. My love.
The Puddles 
awww, maybe Madie needs some Aunt Debra time. Why don’t you invite her along with us shopping?
She would really love some Aunt Debra shopping time, but she is going to the other Grandma’s house that day where I am sure that there will be no end to the spoiling!! She will miss Aunt Debra but she will love the Grandma and Papa time. We are craving some Gordon fun (can you actually crave that?). Chris got to see Gordon and not us, so there is a far amount of jealously going on!! See you soon!