The Daily Hailey

I FINALLY got to visit with my mom today. We talk on the phone a decent amount, and really, we see each other a lot compared to many of my friends whose moms live in different locations throughout the world, or in heaven, and I’m very grateful for what I have. Lately, though, my mom and have seen each other through gatherings with others, in busy situations, or for very short periods of time. I can’t remember the last time she came out for the day to play with my kids and visit with me. Today, we finally got to have that day!

Mom came in the morning, right after the kids were done their breakfast. They were clearly suffering from Grandma withdrawal, and latched onto her like tiny little love magnets. So began a few solid hours of tickling, kissing toes, showing off toys, story telling, eating, and honestly, screeching. The kids were SO HAPPY to be reunited with my mom!

Of course, she and I did get our visiting in amongst all of the loud talking. Dekker was particularly polite and when I’d ask him to wait a minute until we were done talking, he would just say “Ok” and sit quietly until there was a milliseconds pause, when he’d chime in. It was adorable.

Mom stuck around until the mid afternoon, and then I loaded her up with all of the random dishes I’ve acquired from her in the last month or two, and she was off. It was sad. But the kids were feeling low key at that point, so I left them downstairs with The Magic School Bus on, and I got some supper together. I defrosted the fish, made a pasta salad, made dressing and chopped broccoli for another salad, and even fried up some bacon so we could have fresh bacon bits in the salad. Brady fried up the fish once we got home and honestly, supper was delicious! Dekker fussed through parts of it, which we expect, knowing its not his favorite meal, but Laela ate her entire serving without whining at all!!! That always feels like a win.

Now that the kids are down, i’m feeling really dizzy, and there is still stuff to do around here before the evening is over and I can sink into a bath. Hopefully that time will come sooner than later!!