Mornings with Pay-Pay

Saturday is a great day the children awaken before sunrise desiring to open the box of rice crispy treats with the goal of eating them before 8am.  You would roll over to greet your wife but you find yourself on the couch instead, sleeping with your sons "vroom vroom blanket" How did I get here?!??

Today was a trip to the eye-doctor with Payten.  Payten was the 1st child we adopted in 2006 and if children can have parental qualities at an early age I would best guess Pay-Pay as we call her is my dreamy/friendly side.  This age with kids seems to be filled with questions about people and their surroundings and today was no different.

We had a cat named Eli that recently disappeared and Payten was the most affected by it.  As we got in the car and drove to the doctor Payten exclaims "Yes...now for my plan!"

"Plan?!??"

"Yes daddy I believe today is a day that we should bring back a kitty!"
(easy as that dad)

Well I did what any resonable father tries to do, "Change the Subject!"

K:  Well, today is eye-doctor day lets get you some glasses!  (Complete with thumbs up, you see my kids are 7 and under not filled with the embarrassed by father feelings....yet)

P:  Well I'm sure the doctor has cats I can at least borrow one for today.

K:  Sweetie the cats arent sold at eye-doctor shops....you see dear (as I try to bring reason and bigger words into the conversation)

P:  I dont need to buy one just borrow it.

K:  I love you payten

We arrive at the shop and Payten immediately spots the fish tank and ponders life as a fish as she becomes oblivious to my cries of "Payten come here"

We arrive at the counter and without missing a beat, Payten walks behind the counter and asks where the cats were kept. 

"sweetie we got no cats here"

"You have any at home" (Please don't say yes...please)

"why yes I do dear"  ( X-men mutant mind wipe fail)

"Well you should bring him here, I am very onsible ( onsible-partial spelling of responsible, cute points +25)

The lady to her credit laughed and from behind her back pulls out a pink kitty kat case.

"Daddy my plan worked!"

I do believe it it did my dear.  I do believe it did......