"Eleven...Hello?!" There is a story here. A good one. But it would lose something in the translation. Just trust me that it's proof that sometimes life moves more quickly than our minds can, but that our minds do catch up. Eventually. And often with a good laugh as a result. This blog is my mind's way of catching up...and sharing a few good laughs!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Keeping Up with Haley's Mom
Laurence goes to school on Thursdays and Fridays, Thursdays being "cold lunch" days, meaning I pack him a lunch. I don't know what it is, but this is one task I'd rather not have to do. But I do it anyway, and do it with love, of course. When Laurence isn't watching I sneak a little treat in there -- a fruit roll-up, a couple of cookies, or something along those lines. On the way home from school I always ask him if he ate all of his lunch because when he happily says, "I found a fruit roll-up in there!" (or whatever it was that day) it makes the dreaded lunch-making almost worthwhile. Today it was some candy from his Easter basket. I was anxious to hear his response to my usual question, but I never got the chance to ask. We weren't even out of the parking lot at school when he said, "Mommy, can you pack a card in my lunch next week?" "A card? What do you mean?" I asked. "A card that you write to me...to remind me that you love me. That's what Haley's mom does." He continued, "I want one of those every week." Ouch. I guess Haley's mom truly knows how to pack a lunch with love. Maybe this is my problem with packing lunches. My approach has been all wrong.
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Oh, bah on you comparing yourself to some other mom! You are great just as you are.
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