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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Love Thursday: Mommy time

Thanks to Alex, I was able to spend alot of time alone this week. I love being with my family and with my friends, but I also love being alone sometimes. I've never been a big fan of flying, but I relished the solitude this time. It's hard to find time to be alone when you're a mom.

January 26
Reading "A Spot of Bother" without interruption. (And loving it!)
Caramel mocha from Starbucks, with extra whipped cream from the barista-in-training. The trainer scolded him for using too much whipped cream, but I thanked him.
Chatting with the shuttle driver about his granddaughters.
Feeling at home when the shuttle pulled into Columbia.
Dinner with Amy in the "VIP seating" at Bangkok Garden.
Talking into the wee hours with Amy like eighth-graders at a sleepover.
Pineapple Upside-down Cake ice cream at Sparky's. I can't begin to describe how good it was.

January 27
Breakfast (including the world's best "sassage") at Cucina Sorella with Amy, Rachel, Taina and Sharita.
Walking down Ninth Street with my friends.
The Butterfly Tattoo, Bluestem, Poppy and the shoe store.
Reading magazines on the princess bed.
Having dinner at Chick's with the Crutchers, B & Rachel and Amy.
B leaving his LAN party to have dinner with us!
Holding baby J
Amy's sock monkey slippers

January 28
Seeing my church family.
Shakespeare's after church.
Amy saying goofy things like "I love big girls" (re: America Ferrara, Jennifer Hudson and Dr. Miranda Bailey on the SAG award show) and another thing that she asked me not to repeat.

January 29
Unexpectedly having a friend to chat with all the way back to KC.
Breaking into an uncontrolable grin at the thought of Piper saying "Mama."
Piper saying "Mama" when she saw me at the airport.
Being with Alex.

January 30
Getting back to normal.
A good new recipe (Vegetable Red Curry).

January 31
Watching Piper play at The Little Gym.
Piper eating all of her lunch (chicken tenders and sweet potato fries).
Rescuing monkeys in Zelda.
Hanging out at the mall.

Mir at Woulda Coulda Shoulda wrote a wonderful Love Thursday post today about her children and her faith. Here's an excerpt:

I remembered that no matter what they do or how hard this feels, they are still my joy. And I may not be able to fix their hurts, I may not be able to keep their elbows off the table and their hands to themselves and their misbehaving butts out of the principal’s office, but I can remember my joy in them in spite of those things.

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Labels: love thursday

posted by Nichole @ 10:41 AM

. . . . . comments . . . . .

Amy says, "Thanks for being a special part of my weekend, too!" (4:34 PM, February 01, 2007)

Chloe Poppins says, "Sounds like you've had a good week. Wish I could have been at Little Gym too." (7:41 PM, February 01, 2007)

PastorMac's Ann says, "Sounds like you had a nice trip and a good homecoming. Thanks for the reminder to look for the positive during the week.

Happy LT" (8:00 PM, February 01, 2007)