Monday, October 11, 2010

The Perils of Online Shopping with Eliza

Tonight's conversation:

Eliza: Mama can I be a lion for Halloween?
Me: Well we already bought your Flamingo costume.
Eliza: But you bought it on the computer, right?
Me: Yes we did.
Eliza: So put it back in the computer and then we can get a lion costume.

Personally I am holding out that the Flamingo costume wins out over the lion costume.

6 comments:

  1. Maybe you could tell her that in bizarro world, flamingos are lions.

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  2. That would compete with the alternative choices of lady bug, dragon and firefly.

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  3. You know, one never knows when the perfect nonHalloween occasion might arise in which a girl would need both a lion and a flamingo costume. ;) Just sayin' Hugs & Blessings!

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  4. I'm holding out for the flamingo costume--I can just picture how cute she'll look!

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  5. Ah yes, this is akin to Gavin saying "just put it on your card" when I tell him we don't have the money to buy something!

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  6. She is one smart cookie. I have some things I would like to return to the computer as well.

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