Mommy - play with me!

second to the words "I love you" come "play with me". On the weekend, Abby asked me to play with her while I was in the middle of something. My first reaction was "no mommy is busy I'll play with you later". Me second thought was "wait a second! it won't be long until I'm chasing HER for attention"

"Wait Abby! I will play with you. I need a minute to safely put away what I'm doing, so why don't you go get what you would like to play with and bring it to the living room?"

THe light in her eyes was priceless....my chores can wait.

boxes

My house is full of boxes. The back room is full of boxes, packed and un-packed. THe packed ones my kids try to move around - but they are full of books mostly. THe unpacked ones they carry around the house and try to pack various items.

A will ask me "Mommy? Don't forget my books!" or "Can we bring my dolly?" She is worried that we might leave some thinge behind. And truth be told, we will leave things behind. Not only can we not take everything, but everything won't fit where we are going. It will interesting to see who she reacts to having to leave stuff behind.