My darling girl....

My daughter, the original ray of sunshine, completely made my morning this morning. First of all, it was the first time this week that she did not drag her feet when it came to getting ready for school. We made it down to teh babysitter's (which happens to be on the first floor of my apartment building) with time to spare! I was able to chat with Louise before heading out the door to meet Inge.

The part of my morning that really made me smile though is the moment that I realized that I have nothing planned for the evening. This is such a rarity in my house I am almost beside myself with happiness. Aeryn asked her usual question of "Are you picking me up from school or am I riding the bus?". To which I responded "I will pick you up and then we are coming home because we have no plans tonight." My cherubic child then smiled at me and asked "Well, since we don't have anything going on, could I make a play date with Maria?"

As much as I did not want to say no to her, because I know that being so busy we hardly have time for play dates, I had to. And I think she may end up thanking me for it. We are constantly on the run, going here there and every where. It is hard to catch a little bit of down time. I am hoping for a nice quiet evening. The plan for the moment is to go home, make some dinner, and watch a couple of movies before eventually falling into bed. This may get changed up a little if I add in a couple of hours to study for my Civics test. But at least we will be at home.

I often forget about the importance of home. Parenting by myself I do not get as much time as I would like to get out and socialize. It can get a little lonely and I find myself at my mom's house when I do not have anything else planned. We have dinner and watch TV and just having another adult around is a comforting thing. But then there are times when I just want to enjoy the quiet peacefulness that is my house.