Mick Mouse Lives at Wal-Mart

Grace and I went to Wal-Mart yesterday to pick up a few items. I made the mistake of allowing Grace to walk around the aisles of Easter items instead of riding in the cart. She walked directly over to a Mickey Mouse Easter basket, yelling "Mick Mouse! Mick Mouse." She proudly carried Mick Mouse around all the aisles placing items in the basket and wearing it on the inside of her elbow. She even picked up a little bunny and showed it to me saying "for Bella" and placed it in the basket. I thought when we made it to the checkout line, I could hand it over to "pay for it" and ask the lady to put it away because we did not need it- she has several baskets. This trick has worked many times. But it did not work this time. She refused to give it to the cashier. We checked out and paid, with her gripping Mick Mouse the entire time. I told her to tell Mick Mouse goodbye and grabbed it from her before she realized what was happening. She went into the "silent scream" and didn't breathe or utter a sound all the way until the door. The cashier was yelling behind us "she's not breathing! not breathing!" She screamed, not silently, the entire way home for Mick Mouse. I kept trying to explain to her that Mick Mouse lives at the store and he couldn't leave. She screamed until she finally cried herself to sleep for her nap. When she woke up- the first thing she said was "go store- see Mick Mouse." We made it through the rest of the evening without any mention of our lost friend but sure enough, when I woke her this morning, the first thing out of her mouth was "Go store- see Mick Mouse." Before any of you get any ideas- we don't need or want a Mick Mouse Easter Basket ;o)