Daughter LOVES to go to the store and shop with a list and put everything where it belongs....
it's part of the autism package that I'm delighted with!
So, yesterday we went to Target to get our *staples*
(we buy our produce at our local farmer's market on Tuesday afternoon...
fresh bread and local organic eggs are SO wonderful....but we still need paper towels
and laundry soap and all that other STUFF.)
She happily got a cart (and said THANK YOU SIR! to the kid wheeling them in out
of the triple digit heat...I think he thought she was a mirage!)
and, list in hand, headed off for the supplies.
I was a few aisles behind her when she called out
*MOM?*
I'm over here, just a few aisles away...what do you need?
*Well, there are forty two different kind of orange juices but none of them are orgasmic!*
OR.GAN.IC! I shouted.
*What?* said the child with the processing lag...
ORGANIC! shouted three or four other Mothers, reflexively.
giggling ensued, as strollers and carts came curiously toward us.
I was trying to keep a straight face and thinking we'd had one of our many
*that's not what I thought I heard* moments.
Nope.
right there on the list,
I had written
Orgasmic Orange Juice.
sigh.
Is it HOT where you are?
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leave it to a kid with autism to get it exactly right...and she will remind you of that again..."remember when you wrote orgasmic instead of organic and i said it out loud in the target in xxx"...and again - its hot in massachusetts again today too, only 3 days of relief and now back to the 90's...
sharon
Posted by: sharon | July 26, 2005 at 10:17 AM
Granted... I would like some of that orgasmic orange juice :-)
Posted by: melissa | July 26, 2005 at 11:20 AM
We have had over a week of triple digit temps. It's now in the high 90s. I don't care if we don't have much humidity, 100F is still hot! But at least it isn't steam heat :-). And I don't have A/C. I still like it better than winter, so I'm not complaining.
Posted by: Joan in Reno | July 26, 2005 at 11:51 AM
Dude, all orange juice is orgasmic.
Posted by: Christina | July 26, 2005 at 12:14 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, rofl, rofl, rofl, AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Think of Garth in Wayne's World: "Excellent."
Posted by: Norma | July 26, 2005 at 12:16 PM
Oh, yes - you will be reminded of that for years to come, in great detail. My oldest tells me about things that happened when he was two and gets outright indignant about decisions I made three years ago. Certainly keeps me on my toes, knowing he remembers EVERYTHING and will blurt out any of it to perfect strangers. Ah, the fun of living with Autism, eh?
Posted by: Kathy | July 26, 2005 at 12:38 PM
I'm dying with laughter. . . So funny! It's been hot in Kansas City, but we're expecting rain and cooler temps today.
Posted by: Chery | July 26, 2005 at 12:58 PM
Too funny! Did you find any of that orgasmic orange juice? I want some if you did.....
:)
Posted by: Annie | July 26, 2005 at 01:04 PM
So Autistics remember everything? My autistic daughter is 3 1/2. Should I be getting scared yet? Oh dear... The Orgasmic Orange Juice was very funny ;)
Posted by: Maryann | July 26, 2005 at 01:32 PM
I was shopping with my husband and we were in the produce section of the grocery store. He calls out very loudly, "what do we need for the beef stroke-me-off?" (what we call beef stroganoff). Every women turned to look at us, then quickly looked away. Red faced, I walked up to him and said softly... I don't think these ladies like our food humor.
Posted by: Susan | July 26, 2005 at 01:36 PM
Hey, your girl can follow directions! :) :) :) Thanks for the laugh. I needed it. :)
Posted by: Sharlene | July 26, 2005 at 01:53 PM
Aw, that's sweet! Kids are so great . . . (grin)
Posted by: --Deb | July 26, 2005 at 02:39 PM
And to think I've been buying Minute Maid...
Posted by: Gina | July 26, 2005 at 02:43 PM
That's given me the chuckle I really needed on this sweltery day ~
Posted by: MAggi | July 26, 2005 at 03:44 PM
Oh my god I nearly fell off my chair. I bet you made those other moms' days!
Man, I better get me some ORGASMIC orange juice, eh?
Posted by: mamacate | July 26, 2005 at 04:07 PM
Hot? It was 105 on the Ikea parking lot, according to my car thermometer, but only 101 while driving.
Posted by: Jane | July 26, 2005 at 04:33 PM
what store was that again?
Posted by: Nik | July 26, 2005 at 05:11 PM
We quit the orange juice when we started the South Beach diet...may be time to buy some again! Thanks for the laugh! Jane
Posted by: jane | July 26, 2005 at 05:30 PM
So funny!
Posted by: Amy | July 26, 2005 at 06:15 PM
Yes, dear, and where WAS your mind? ;)
Posted by: Ann | July 26, 2005 at 09:39 PM
too funny! it's definitely the heat.
Posted by: eyeleen | July 26, 2005 at 10:55 PM
Hys. Ter. I. Cal.
Posted by: Rachael | July 27, 2005 at 06:11 AM
OK, so they don't have it at Target, but ... anywhere else? I'm suddenly very thirsty!
Posted by: alison | July 27, 2005 at 11:05 AM
Hahahahahahah! I'll have what you're having. When hubby was in the hospital getting the heart bypass, kiddo told someone at school he was having his ovaries worked on (she mean ARTERIES.)
Posted by: Bliss | July 27, 2005 at 04:25 PM
Innocence is great and so special I wish it could be preserved....We are in winter and having beautiful days of around 18 - 20 celsius, although with only 4 1/2 weeks till spring, I know that we are going to be having some cold weather in the weeks to come, probably up to end September. I hope your hot summer doesn't come down our way this summer.
Posted by: Annie | July 27, 2005 at 06:55 PM
Not only am I shopping at the wrong store, but I think I need to hire you to create my list..
Posted by: Lee Ann | July 27, 2005 at 07:01 PM
Okay, so, if you do find that orange juice please let me know, you have my email addy. And does anyone else think that Orgasmic Orange sounds like a Really Special Kool Aid flavor? And were you watching something particularly interesting on TV while making that shopping list? Just asking....
Posted by: Catherine | July 27, 2005 at 09:34 PM
You should try the orgasmic chocolate. Mmmmmmm.... mmmmmm... mmmmmm... keeps you coming back for more!
Posted by: Nathania | July 28, 2005 at 12:23 AM
Some damn good juice, I'd say.
Posted by: Krista | July 28, 2005 at 04:42 PM
LMAO! How cute :)
Posted by: ck | July 28, 2005 at 05:10 PM
Hey, my daughter used to refer to people who didn't eat meat as "Veg-italians"
Posted by: Carolyn | July 29, 2005 at 07:36 AM
I once dated a guy who told me a story and made me promise never to tell ANYONE. Then he dumped me so I now I shall gleefully tell everyone on the Internets. The story is that when he was first entering college, he was a candidate for a science scholarship. He had to have an interview with the faculty as part of the process. When they asked him why he wanted to be a biology major, he MEANT to say he was interested in studying ORGANISMS. But instead he said "I'm interested in studying orgasms." Now that's honesty in a college-aged male....
Posted by: Sassy | July 29, 2005 at 04:09 PM
Oh your posts are wonderful!!! My son is autistic and he's going to be 9 soon - and he acts the exact same way....he goes to the store with me and asks all the tellers (just like this): "excuse me sir, one dollar please"...lol
They are a joy...
Posted by: Esther | July 29, 2005 at 05:20 PM
Oh, Greta, I've missed reading your blog while I've been away! What a fun post! Thx for the LOL! I needed it! :)
Posted by: sUsAn | July 29, 2005 at 08:16 PM