Right Now

Among other things, this blog is a record of my life as it is right now. These are some things I want to remember:

1. Rosie coming downstairs, seeing the sheets on the drying racks, turning to me with a knowing smile, arms crossed, saying: "You were playing tents, weren't you, mama?" (I love that she thinks of me as "playing" when she's upstairs, sleeping).

2. Buddy hoarding everything in sight. Magnetic letters off the fridge, stuffed into a pretend pocketbook. Trains and princesses stuffed into everyone's boots. My favorite- the doctor kit case, that he fills with items of particular interest and places beside his crib before he takes a nap.

3. Rosie taking my great grandmother's hand mirror off of my bureau and saying: "Mama, this is the mirror you look in while you brush your hair." Haha. I think Disney Princess movies have given her unrealistic ideas of how I spend my time grooming.

4. The way Buddy still loves to snuggle. He's such an affectionate love.

5. Buddy's cute little voice saying " Pleese" (Please), "Thank", "Book! Book!", "Truck!", "Dwink" (drink), among other things.

6. The way the two of them play so well together right now. I don't know what switch has flipped, and when it will flip back to fighting, but in general, they have a blast together lately, more than usual. Rosie still regularly thanks God for Buddy at the end of her day, and Buddy will just plop down to play wherever Rosie is. I love to watch them together.

Life's thrown a few curve balls at us this month (when doesn't it?), but things are good. Really good.