It is a funny, nice story. Shopping stories -- there should be a mega-thread for shopping stories.

As Zoe said, momness is an unusual state. And what I would like to know, will she still want to go shopping with you when you go full time? I hope she will.
My own mom is no longer alive, so I do not know how she would have reacted.
But I have always had pleasant shopping experiences with my partner. I give her a lot of credit.