Hadley lost her ability to walk back in September, shortly after being admitted to hospice care. So, for the last four and a half months of her life she got around in a wheelchair. One day we were all out on a little shopping trip. I'm pretty sure we were at Target but, neither Brandon or I can remember for sure. Anyhow we walk in the store, I'm pushing Hadley and Brandon is keeping an eye on the boys. An elderly woman drives a little motorized shopping cart in front of us, headed for customer service to return it. Hadley immediately and quite enthusiastically insists on using one of the motorized shopping carts. Now, Brandon and I (and pretty much everyone in her life) did our best to see that her every desire was met but, this is where we drew the line. When I told Hadley that they were not for children she gave me 'that' look. She knew she couldn't win that argument so she went straight to a hilarious attempt at manipulation. "Mom I NEED it, my legs are broooooooken. I NEED it..." Boy was she mad when we refused to let her loose on Target in a motorized scooter. *snort* And boy was she miffed that we found the request funny. Oh how I miss that girl.
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Now I have to admit, that would have been funny to see ... but scary as heck to hear you yelling "Hadley, DON'T RUN THAT LADY OVERRRRR "
ROFL I can so hear her begging for it!
What a great memory!
I can totally hear her saying that. What a hilarious girl. So many stories- you should write a book. I posted some of our favorites on my blog. Keep sharing friend. Love you
HAHA She is such a character!!! I can only imagine how funny that was!! What a great memory!!!
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