Rachel's plea to Mommy

At the breakfast table this morning, Rachel said she thinks her class may be close to winning a birthday cake party. I asked if that would mean I'd need to bake a cake, and she said no, Patricia -- the school's cook -- would make it.

"We need a break of cakes, Mommy," Rachel said.
"Why?" I asked.
"You've been working so hard," she said. "Mom, can you please skip work? Just for one day? Please work from home. Please."

That kid knows me so well, it's scary.