Tot Tuesday

Ever since my son picked up his lovey (about two years ago) - Mousey from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie..., I have been in search of an extra mouse. Every thrift store, every Goodwill, I have searched for another mouse to take place in case of (gasp) Mousey getting lost or damaged beyond repair. It has taken me two years to finally find one. I had plans of keeping the new mouse until I needed him but it didn't end up that way.

My family didn't think that Kaleb could be fooled by the new mouse. So I hid the old mouse and brought out the new one. I explained to him that I fixed Mousey and he was all better.

Kaleb shook his head - that wasn't his Mousey. I assured him it was and then he took it from me. He sniffed it, rubbed his tail, and promptly handed him back saying it wasn't Mousey. Gee, how could he tell?

Kaleb was so serious that his Mousey was gone, I had to return his original Mousey. I then proceeded to put away the new Mousey for a rainy day but he had other plans. He wanted both of them - old Mousey and new Mousey. The last thing I wanted was another addition to his sleeping animals (currently, he sleeps with old Mousey, new Mousey, Dog Go Go, and Lightning McQueen pillow). But I couldn't take him back - new Mousey was Kaleb's now.

I thought for sure that Kaleb would soon tire of new Mousey but that hasn't been the case. He loves them both and carries them every where he goes. He treats new Mousey with the same brutal love as he does old Mousey (throwing him, squeezing him, dropping him to the floor etc...). The other day I found this - Kaleb had taken my scarf and bundled up his Mouseys. I believe he loves them both....and maybe, just maybe, both Mouseys can be friends.