Five Finger Discounts

On Monday, Olin committed his first societal offense... theft.  It happened at our neighborhood kitchenware store where we spent at most 90 seconds, but apparently that was all the time he needed.  Now, I consider myself an observant and doting mother, but it wasn't until we were a block away that I noticed him clutching a large kitchen colander.  Fortunately, the gentleman at the store found the act to be funny when we returned the hot merchandise, but it was still incredibly embarrassing.  I have since initiated a new "stroller check" rule before leaving any place of business because as you may recall from here, this is not the first time that he has grabbed store merchandise without my knowing.

In other, but somewhat related news, Olin's stuffed Ernie took a swim in the toilet yesterday and he tried to eat a Band-Aide. 

The scene of the crime