Letters and Secrets

Every mommy/daddy that works out side the home struggles with the guilt of not being at home with thier child. I am not an exception. Even though I work only 10 days a month, they are 24 hour days. For a while now I have been leaving random notes,"My letter from my special mommy" as she calls them, all around the house for her when I work. I also write one for her every school day and pack it in her lunch box. Even though I can't be there it is my way of letting her know that I love her . 24 hours is a long time for a 4 year old and she loves randomly finding the letters.



As much as she loves finding her special letters, you can imagine my smile when I came home today and found this waiting for me.


I love that little girl "from the worms in the dirt to the moon and back" as she loves to say.

Speaking of letters, guess what we did the other night?


Hmmm...This heart is not just right....


That is better :)

She wrote the letter, addressed the envelope and made me put it in the mailbox. She was tickled to pieces when the mailman took the letter...I wonder how many envelopes the post office receives that look like this?



We are slowly getting things ready for Christmas. I love pulling out decorations that I had as a child. This lady had a cermaic shop (my aunt also had one) and my mom said I was about 2.5 and she told me I could pick out any item I wanted there. This is what I chose....Never mind it was the middle of July when I chose it.



Madeline is all into the letters of her name right now. I found this little ornament and she is in love with it...."Look mommy its my name...M.A.D.E.L.I.N.E"



Laying upside down on the couch is her new way to watch TV. I mean why sit up when it is so much more fun to watch everything upside down as the blood rushes to your head. I wont lie, I tried it. After about 15 seconds I was so dizzy it was worse than being on a sailboat in the middle of the hurricane. So I sit up and my monkey hangs upside down. It works.



I am fixing to start a 48 hour shift so I am going to bond with the little one. Hug and snuggle with your little ones and no matter how bad the day a smile will appear. I promise....

I will leave you with a quote from Madeline "Shhh.......Santa is coming to town, you better be good or you will get a black rock"...