Rachel was cuddling in my lap tonight after I read her portions of "Lock-out Time," from the Illustrated Guide to Children's Literature by Bertha and Louis Untermeyer, THE BEST CHILDREN'S LIT BOOK IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. THANK YOU MOM FOR INTRODUCING US TO IT AND THEN BUYING COPIES FOR YOUR KIDS!!!
After I finished the story Rachel said, apropos of nothing, "You're my best friend."
I feel as if my entire life has been leading up to this moment.
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Earlier tonight Rachel cleaned up not only the stuff I told her to clean up -- her toy fruit that she uses to make me fruit soup every night -- but she also put away her princess jewelry without being asked. "Look, Mommy, I cleaned up the carpet!' she said delightedly. "I'm so PROUD of you, Rachel!" I exclaimed.
"I want a sticker!" she said, her usual refrain for when she's done something good.
We walked into the kitchen to the drawer where I keep the guinea pig stickers. I got one package of stickers out and struggled to open it.
"Use a knife, Mommy," Rachel said.
I managed to get it open with scissors.
"Yay, Mama!" Rachel said admiringly. "You're tough!"
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"I'm going to miss summer," Rachel said sadly tonight.
"I will, too, sweetie," I said. "Because it feels like we've only had summer about three weeks."
"Yay, but now I get to go skiing and skating!" she said. Yes, she's definitely a glass half-full kinda gal.
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