total flus-ter-ation-ality

Homeschooling today made me want to scream “NO WIRE HANGERS!” and enroll them in the big brick behemoth down the street.

I’m just saying.

Thank You, LORD, Your mercies are new every morning.

Because I miss you

Darren and LittleMan are in Nashville tonight, so we called at dinner time to see how their exciting day of work had been.  LittleMan answered the phone and gave me the day’s highlights.  LittleBit was sitting in the chair next to me looking anxious, so I asked LittleMan if he’d like to talk to her; “SURE!”  Handing over the phone, my two grown ups began a 20 minute recap of the day’s activities and tomorrow morning’s plans.

And then I heard it –

“Wait, can I just talk to you a little longer? Because I miss you.”

So the kid-versation lasted another 15 minutes until I finally asked for the phone back so I could talk to Darren and finish dinner.  It was bittersweet; both my children were sad to say goodbye to each other, and I got this tiny glimpse into what the future could look like for these two as siblings who are dear friends.  It was such a gift and will inevitibly become a story we smile over for years to come.