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“Daddy what are fiskers?” the young child asked from her seat in the cart.
“They’re Skissors” Her cart companion answered from his seat in the main part of the shopping cart.
Buck smiled both he and Ezra both had the day off and decided it would be nice to take JD and Ray school supply shopping. JD was entering Grade two and Ray was entering Kindergarten. Ray was in the top part of the cart and JD in the bottom. They had already bought glue (for Ray it was two bottles with the cast of Frozen on then for JD it was Spider-man) and piled on JDs legs were Spider-man, Frozen, Horse and football notebooks, crayon and pencils (again Frozen for Ray but this time Avengers for JD)
“They are a company that makes scissors” Ezra said as he took a kids sized blunt end pair in purple off the hook. Ray smiled purple was her favorite colour. “Red, Blue or Orange JD?”
“Orange please”
“Ok” Ezra smile taking an orange pair (these ones a bit sharper) down for JD
Buck returned from the other aisle with a couple packages of printer paper and some Kleenex. He put the Kleenex next to Ray and the paper by JD’s feet “So what’s left to get Lil’ Bit?”
JD studies his list “A binder, dividers and headphones….. did we get markers?
“We have a fresh pack at home. Did you want to look at the backpacks yours is getting a little ragged.
“OK do they have a Spider-Man one?”
“We’ll have to see. What’s on your list Princess?”
“Construction paper, play dough and ah… Daddy what’s this word?”
Ezra looked at the list “Rubbermaid it’s a container to put all your stuff in in your room.”
“OK”
Ezra pushed the cart over to the wall of backpacks, there was ever size shape colour and character imaginable. JD starred in awe. They were there for a better part of an hour with JD trying to decide what backpack to get. He finally settled on a messenger style Spider-man one. Ray smiled as Ezra put a new frozen one in the cart this one just had Olaf on it.
“Thank you daddy”
“You’re welcome princess. Let’s head over to the housewares department and get that Rubbermaid bin”
The Kids nodded. Buck just smiled. He never in a million years ever thought her would see Ezra in a Wal-Mart but since taking in his young charge a month ago he had made several trips to the megastore just simply due to the fact it was easier to take the little one to one main store and not to a bunch of different little ones. Not that Ray misbehaved but Ezra had witnessed the little one get so tired after their sixth stop that she practically passed out in the wine shop. He soon learned that she was not use to so much activity after all she had spent half her life locked in a room. So he found Wal-Mart and Target were better options. They usually went in the afternoons. Mornings were spent at the library or the Zoo or sometimes just lying in bed watching cartoons. Ezra was going to have a hard time going back to work. His leave was up on Monday even though school didn’t start till the following week. Casey Wells (Nettie’s niece) had agreed to look after Ray for Ezra. She already took care of JD for Buck and was looking forward to having the spunky little one for some time before school started.
They passed the kids clothing section and Ray’s eyes lit up as she say the purple gingham sundress.
“Would you like that for your first day of school?” Ezra said taking her size off the rack. Ray just nodded. “I think it would be perfect along with though light up sandals your Glama sent you” Ray nodded again and hugged Ezra
“You are the best daddy ever!”
Ezra smiled. He never got tired of hearing himself be called Daddy.