After muscling through Sunday School and Mass today (poor Daddy has been working nights and was running on about 1 hour of sleep), a couple of unnamed grownups in this house crashed in separate rooms for afternoon naps (not that we would have minded being in the same room! It just didn't happen that way). We both have good excuses, mind you, and I was in the living room in case of disaster... There weren't any, fortunately, except for excessive TV-watching while I slept...
Even after the monster nap I managed to sneak in, I was still moving slowly from the couch, so Victor, age 6, took it upon himself to fix dinner. God bless him. Here was the menu:
-leftover pancakes (warmed up by himself in the microwave)
-sweet pickles
-apple slices (cut by big sister, whom he recruited for the task)
-crackers
A pretty well-rounded meal for a first grader, don't you think? I was quite proud of him. He even set the table all by himself.
Then, I had another visit from the 'grown up' named 'Jewel', and this time it was for her baby's one-year birthday party. After I complimented her on the cake, she explained, "Oh, actually, her grandmother made it!" Telling!!! Thanks, Grandma, for all the birthday cakes you've helped me with over the years!! At least one little person is paying attention!!
After I revived a bit and was feverishly lesson and meal-planning, Jewel transformed into a princess in need of a tea party. I acquiesced as I thought she was happy playing by herself.
"Madame, wouldn't you like to try some tea?" was the next request. I put my type-A tendencies aside for a few minutes and sat down for a little sugar water and crackers.
"Oh, could you please help me? Sometimes I get it a little too full..." the princess asked ever-so-politely. The teacups are tiny and require lots of refilling. So, again, my to-do list was pushed aside. All for a good cause.
Happy Sunday! Have a great week!
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