{Today...}

In my efforts to assure that each child has a few minutes each day of time alone with me, I got a babysitter for Hal and Tate (thanks Annell) and went to Ashlinn's school to eat lunch with her.

 It was a surprise...and her face was GREAT!

I got to sit and eat with her at the little cafeteria tables, meet her friends, and watch her play on the playground. 

 I have to say that I was really proud of her and her kindness to everyone.

For instance...there is a boy in her class with an eye patch, a speech problem, and is just different. He was standing next to her in the lunch line and asked, "ASH- A- LINN, will you play witme on the playground?" She smiled her kind smile and said,"Sure"...and she did.

I couldn't have been happier.

We both a had a great time at lunch today, although I don't miss the smell of the cafeteria.

You know that feeling after dinner is all cleaned up, the kiddos are bathed, and you are sitting down to read a story...the calm feeling. That was us a few hours ago.

Then...

Tate stood on the couch and fell head first onto the concrete floor below. Luckily my foot got there in time to cushion the fall.