Jordan needed to go to Philly for work for 2 days. (Pretty much as short as someone can make a 4 day conference!) I showed Natalie on a map and we decided it was far away. The good thing for me is I still have two pint sized reminders with me! A day of smiles means a lot of squinty eyes and big cheeks. I love it!
A 6:45 am wake up means I get one-on-one time with Mom!
Higher!!!
My fav teacher is taking me to see my fav whale at the Shedd!!!!
(Clearly, Natalie is one of Ms. Jennie’s favorites too… when I drove up to pick them up, I saw Natalie dancing around with a Bella the Whale stuffed animal. The dancing turned into cuddling tonight.)
Right before lights out, Natalie asked if her Daddy could sing to her… so we called him on the phone and he sang his signature, “Daydream”. Twice. Natalie kept looking at me and grinning ear to ear.
Highly successful day without Dad – even though life is definitely easier with him here. Now, here’s prayers for a good night. (Hopefully God forgives me for not going to church today – I just couldn’t do two kids by myself at mass for an hour!) And prayers for single parents and parents whose spouse travels for work a lot.
PS Great news. Our cousin Clayton came home from the hospital yesterday! Will post pics once Uncle Al has a chance to share them with us.