We went to Target to do some grocery shopping and to let Kelsie play with the little animal figurines she loves so much. While we were playing Kelsie said she needed to go potty, so we went into the restroom and left our basket right outside. Well when we came out our basket was gone and Kelsie was more than a little upset by this. She didn't throw a fit or anything, but she immediately started looking around and asking "Who took our basket?". Mike and I explained that one of the workers must have taken our basket by mistake thinking that we were finished with it and we thought that would be the end of it. Unfortunately we were wrong.
We went over to pick out another basket and she was convinced that hers should have her name on it. She went to each basket looking for her name and I tried unsuccessfully to explain to her that it wouldn't have her name on it and that all the baskets were the same. As we were having this conversation a poor unsuspecting older gentleman came up and tried to take one of the baskets. He must have heard some of what was going on because he asked Kelsie if he could take the basket. She looked at him and said in a very huffy tone said "I guessss". I quickly explained why she was acting like she was and apologized for her tone. He saw the humor in the situation and went on about his business.
Finally Kelsie decided that her basket must have been at the opposite side of the store. We walked over and I picked one that looked like "ours" and she finally agreed that it would work. We went back to the animals to play while Mike shopped with the basket. The whole time she was playing she would ask every few minutes "Why did the man take our basket?" I kept trying to change the subject, but she apparently was on a mission to discover who the basket stealer was. Right before we left the store Kelsie had to go to the potty again and she said the whole way to the restroom "Don't let the man take our basket again!". I explained that Daddy had the basket, so it would be safe.
When we came out Mike was finished checking out and we were about to leave. As we were walking toward the door Kelsie was looking quickly from side to side trying to find the basket stealer. Luckily no employees other than the those at the checkout counters were around, because I think she was fully prepared to chew whoever took her basket out good!! LOL! We explained that the man must have been sent home because he was mistakenly taking customers baskets and she finally allowed us to leave without a fight. However, on the way home we had to tell the story about the basket being stolen and why the man was sent home over and over again!
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