I'm on a roll with this blog. A few weeks ago I had gone through some old posts I had written about Amy and Ian when they were younger. I read them out loud, and they were giggling so hard about some of the silly things they did. They begged for more. Even if it's only for me and my kids, I'm remembering the importance of writing things down. This is a much more comfortable medium for me than Facebook statuses or anything else although I must admit it feels a little outdated.
Today, I had a perfect moment. It may have only been 10 seconds but my heart took a picture. School started again Monday and it has taken me 3 days of being late or almost late to finally get back on track. Today we were early for school -- A small miracle. I think Amy was excited to be one of the first in line. We pull up to the curb of the school, I give her a quick kiss and just like that she gets out of the car and runs toward her school.[on a separate note, at this point Ian normally says, "There goes our sweet little girl"]. I watch her over-sized Minnie Mouse backpack bounce against her light purple windbreaker until she gets a little closer to the entrance, and then I hurriedly get in the chaos of the school carpool lines trying to exit. I glanced back her direction a few moments later though and just on the other side of the gate to the recess area, I see Amy. With her big pirate (missing a tooth) grin she looks at me and waves, her blond ponytail bouncing and her eyes smiling. I returned the wave and blew some kisses her way, grateful that I looked one more time and didn't miss those sacred seconds.
That's it. That moment said so much more to me than "See you later, Mom." It has been etched in my mind ever since, bringing a smile to my face all day.
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