Rachel has added a fourth blessing to our Shabbat routine. Tonight it was just her and me, since Drew is waiting for us in Seattle where we will spend the next few days with Anne, David and Grandma Jean.
"Bless Mommy and Daddy and Uncle David and Auntie Anne and Grandma Jean and PopPop and Mammaw...and Grandma and Grandpa."
"And Tia Daniella..." I whispered.
"And Tia Daniella and Valerie and Zhou Zhou," she said.
"And Auntie Amanda and Auntie Jenn...." I added.
"And Auntie Amanda and Auntie Jenn," she said.
I was so charmed, even if it does sound like the end of The Lord's Prayer.
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As soon as we got home from preschool, Rachel and I started making treats to bring up north (I'm leaving them a secret until we get there), which took about an hour and we'll finish up tomorrow morning. The coolest thing was when Rachel broke apart an egg all by herself! (She's still too nervous to crack it against the bowl, which I was, too, for a long time, so I can't really blame her). She was very proud of herself for keeping the eggshell out of the mix of ingredients, and even when some shell fell in she just helped me scoop the pieces out. Pretty soon I'll haul her along on catering jobs. She can grow up saying she was Mommy's sous chef!
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Rachel was very proud of packing her little suitcase to head to Seattle last night. Good thing I checked, since she had forgotten dresses, and stockings, and shoes. The only stuff in there was a book, a stuffed animal, a coloring book, markers...and five neatly arranged pairs of underwear. That kid cracks me up.
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