All by my-seeelffff....

Today is a "teacher planning day", so the girls are off. Of course Betsy immediately asked if she could spend the night at her friend's house, so I haven't seen her since 6:00 last evening. However, wee one was not invited anywhere so it was going to be she and I today.

This morning she climbed into bed with me, all sleepy faced and smiling. She snuggled close behind me and we fell asleep. I woke up to the sounds of breakfast being made in the kitchen. She has her own little recipe for an egg and cheese bagel that she likes to make. She came in the room to talk to me and I told her that I was glad she was home with me because last weekend she was gone from Saturday morning to Sunday evening with her aunt, and I missed her.

I must have dozed off because the next thing I heard was the phone ringing....then a squeal of delight from the living room....then footsteps running into my room. She took a flying leap and landed next to me and said in a run-on sentance, "Mom Rachel wants to know if I can go to the zoo with her and her dad because her mom is working and since we are off today and I'm not doing anything and I have never been there so can I pleeeeeeeeease go with them pleeeeeeeeeeease", and for good measure she threw in the "puppy dog eyes".  Sigh. Who could say no to that? (Not to mention the fact that I was still guilty due to the "sucker incident"). Of course I let her go.

So, she hangs up the phone and runs to her room to get dressed. I follow, looking for cash for her to take being that they were leaving in 15 minutes and I had spent my last $20 on the damn Napoleon Dynamite pen....I went into Betsy's room to see if she had any and wee one followed me in. At this point she was putting on her shorts at lightning speed. I was about to irritatingly say, "Slow down it's just the freaking zoo...." (no, I'm not jealous that she chose the neighbor over me....) when she turns around and slams smack into the bedroom door that had closed while she was talking to me. She looked at me for a second, and I really hoped she wasn't going to cry, and started laughing hysterically. We were both cracking up....(she wasn't hurt, she's fine). She said, "I better slow down!" Yup, sometimes that mama-karma works....

So now, she is off for a fun-filled day at the zoo, Betsy is spending the day with friends, and I am here with that damn pile of ironing that just will NOT do itself....

TGIF my butt!