As I sit to begin blogging today, my heart and soul are overflowing with joy at this year's Thanksgiving Day. This is our first Thanksgiving with Ellie and everything in my mind is almost overwhelming. We have nothing grand or spectacular in store for the day - no special cooking (we are going out to eat tonight), no traveling plans today, and no shopping involved - it's simply another day at home with the family. Yet I can't help but feel such a longing for the events of today.
Today is just another ordinary day. I'm convinced the kids know when it's a school day and when it's not; for when it's a school day I get to be the one to drag them out of bed after 7:15am. However, on days at home, they return the favor - usually 6:30am or before.
This morning...it was 6:30am. It didn't bother me much as Mom and Patrick were both under the weather. I got some extra time with the kids all to myself. I love those unshared moments, just the three of us, because it's such a bonding time between mother and daughters; but it's also a time when I get to watch them interact with each other uninterrupted by anyone. Then there's no changing of the guard, they seem to forget about the adult that is with them. It's a great time. But then it never fails...I try to bring out the camera and all the stuff that goes on behind a closed door is compromised but the single flash of light and it's all about "Cheese!!" And this is the final results!!
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