On our way to Starbucks Sunday morning Cathy cracked a joke about Groundhog Day... then the dim light went off in my head -- blog post! Every Saturday and Sunday we do the same thing, at the same time, with the same comments blurted by our princess from the backseat. The funny thing is, we love it, and have no intention of breaking this necessary routine... Madison has a blast, Dylan takes a snooze, and Mom and Dad get a solid 30 minutes of relaxation. Anyway, our coffee trip goes something like this...
After we get in the car and make it to the first light... Maddie chimes in from the backseat: "I'm stuck, I'm stuck!". At this point we turn around and let her know that we're all stuck!! Our 2Y11M old is not a fan of seat belts, but each day we reassure her that you have to wear it to keep yourself safe... the message isn't sinking in too well and for some reason the 1st light triggers this 10 second episode.
... then we get to the "snake" clock. We turn the corner and Maddie yells "snake clock! look there's the snake clock!". This requires some explanation and took a bit of decoding... but once we figured it out, it's quite the impressive correlation.
A while back we read this book to Maddie, Where's Spot. We really didn't read it to her that much, or in the past 6 months... but here's where she came up with snake clock. On a side note, why a dog would be looking in a clock for his son is beyond me...
Yeah, yeah, you get the chinese version... but you get the point. I had full intentions of taking a picture of her book and then posting it... but one thing led to another and I ended up googling it instead... call me lazy, but I think the Chinese version is better anyway.
After we make it past the snake clock, Madison pipes in again, "I want to see the big pig, big pig!". So we take a slight detour in the parking lot and give her a slow drive-by. Note that I did omit the guy's name, I didn't want to inadvertently brainwash a Michigander during the next election... I did use pink though, which I thought was a nice matching touch.
After the pig detour... we finally make it to our destination. This of course is really a 5 minute car ride filled with a bunch of reoccurring events.
2 coffees and a sausage egg sandwich with a fork and knife. We take the egg off the sandwich and cut it into pieces for our princess... which she refers to as "Eggy". We've smartened up as well and pack fruit and OJ for the rest of Maddie's breakfast -- cost savings, otherwise you have to spend $2 on an apple juice box or chocolate milk. Then....... finally........... we're settled. Dylan is out cold, Madison is digging into her eggs and fruit -- and the parents, well, we enjoy a peaceful 30 minutes.
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