Yep, its one of those days. Actually these days don't come along too often, but today has been one. Dadman had to go to work early today, so the kids are a bit off-kilter. Sweet Princess Girl tearfully asked if Daddy had kissed them goodbye when he left. Of course and he'll still kiss you tonight in any case. The Boy stumbled out of bed, hair on end and every which way, demanding Daddy to make his pancakes and sausage. Sorry kiddo, no pancakes and sausage today, how about waffles. "No pan-takes and sausage?" he asked soulfully with giant, sad blue eyes. Angel Girl had a bit of a sob and then threw a shortlived fit that stemmed from me refusing to make pancakes this morning. Maybe I should have caved... but waffles are so much easier and so much less mess. We managed in any case, and the strawberries and whipped cream helped to soothe some unhappy feelings.
I love a couple of things about this situation. One is that my kids wake up and their biggest worries on a Monday morning is that they may have slept through Daddy saying goodbye and wishing them a good day, and that Daddy didn't make them breakfast. Two is that they were all thrown off by him not being here. Sure it happens, its part of his job. But we've made the choice to keep the kids home for school, which ensures that we'll always have as much time as possible with them. I can't help but to sit in the midst of quiet time and reflect on just how sweet it is that the kids aren't too busy, too hurried or too ready to get out of the house to want to be with their parents.That time may come, so I'll enjoy the sweetness of this for now.
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