It was Tuesday, which means it was my last day at home before returning to work and real life. I really enjoyed being a stay-at-home-mom. I loved sleeping late and eating doughnuts with Ella for breakfast. I enjoyed watching The Rescuers and Horton Hears a Who today. I even enjoyed being a short-order cook and eating chicken fingers, fries and ketchup AGAIN tonight. I enjoyed living in a dirty house, with remnants of wrapping and Christmas toys lying around… because it meant just one more day of quality time with Josh, Belle and Beemer. I enjoyed plastic food and invisible tea. I loved videotaping Ella playing with Jaz {her new baby’s name} and dancing, cheering and making up songs. I loved watching Jack’s Big Music Show and laughing when she tried to remember the words. I loved her tee-teeing on the potty and having very few accidents. I loved that today she wanted a Reese’s Cup for success and then asking me {while going potty} “what’s the word?” when she couldn’t remember what the Reese was called. I love that although all three bunnies look the same, she knows which one is which. She even knows that K gave it to her when she was a tiny baby. I love that she has figured out that Poppy is my daddy, Gran is my mommy and K is my sister. And that she is still confused by the word husband. I love that I’m off work again on Thursday and can pretend for one more day.
Again with the fury – this time she was reading the bible to Jaz,
but I made her giggle with a tickle.
We finished off the night with some hide and go seek. Under the quilt. Together.
