Great Caesar’s Ghost

Back to our routine today. Went to the gym and I decided hey, we can do a Wal-Mart run! I have some prunes in the diaper bag we are good to go. They were actually gems minus the throwing of all the little spray bottles out of the cart. The funny part was the cashier didn’t want Bear to fuss so she just didn’t charge me for one of the bottles and he kept playing with it. Who am I to complain?

Get a call from Jim that he’s found a GPS that’s on sale at Circuit City that I need for my trip on Saturday. Hmmmmm. We are getting close to lunch and nap time and I only have 4 prunes left? A smart mom would have gone home but me well I decide to chance it. (It’s only a few blocks away!) They direct me to the GPS I find the one I need and then I begin to wait and wait and wait. The dude is helping another customer and I can’t find another clerk to save my life. The boys are getting restless and finding ways to get into things. They find the speaker room and have a little dance party which was quite cute. Coop wouldn’t go in there but as soon as Bear did he looked at me with this look like well if he’s doing it I’m doing it!

The clerk is finally going to ring me up. I have saved 2 prunes for the occasion but they are now chasing and tackling each other so I leave well enough alone. Just as he tells me the cost I hear Bear’s blood curdling scream. I run over and find Cooper on top of him and Bear with a huge fat bottom lip and blood flowing everywhere. For some reason the only words that come to me is to yell, “Great Caesar’s Ghost!” I pick him up and ask the clerk to go get us some tissue. I start dumping my water on his lip and there is just blood everywhere. I try to use his shirt to put some pressure but he’s just screaming uncontrollably and trying to suck on his lip. Cooper at this point sulks over to the stereo room and puts his forehead against the glass watching us. The clerk finally returns with the tissue and I multi-tasked. I gave him my card and sat on the floor rocking Bear and applying pressure and signing for everything at the same time. (He just brought the little machine to me!) There seems to be a theme here of clerks going above and beyond when Bear starts fussing. Hmmmmmm.

The crying finally subsided as we left but Cooper wouldn’t hold my hand or catch up to us he would only walk 10 paces behind me with his head down. Until we got outside then all of a sudden Bear wants down and to hold my hand and Coop will now hold my hand and we get in the car as if nothing happened. I drove around for a few extra minutes and Bear was out cold.

Note to self: Carry a small first aid kit at all times.

Where does Great Caesar’s Ghost come from? Jim thinks it must be a Sherlock Holmes thing but I got it from a Backyardigan’s episode called “Whodunit” where there is a mystery and every time something shocking happens Austin exclaims, “Great Caesar’s Ghost!”