Driving home after dropping the girls off at school this morning, I thought about all the explanations I could give for needing to take a week or two off from these postings. Some of them legitimate (things are chaotic with both girls starting school, I’m busy with other commitments, etc.), some of them not so much (the dog ate my computer, I’ve been kidnapped by aliens). Then I remembered an interaction Puppy and I had several months ago:
I woke up feeling tired and run-down. Rather than just tell Puppy and Kitten I was under the weather, I did my best to put on a happy face, and even agreed to play “restaurant.”
Puppy designated herself the server, and I gratefully curled up on the couch, placing an order for eggs, bacon, toast, orange juice, a smoothie and a cup of tea. She raced off to “fix” the meal I had ordered, and I closed my eyes with relief, tucking a blanket under my chin and enjoying what was sure to be an extended silence. (Fixing such a complicated breakfast would be no easy task, right?)
Unfortunately, I had failed to account for the fact that imaginary breakfasts can be conjured with the snap of a finger, and before I could fully relax, Puppy returned with a tray of food, announcing that it was time for me to get up so she could place an order.
Reluctant to relinquish my position on the couch, I surveyed the tray of wooden food in front of me and started talking.
“Those eggs are scrambled. I didn’t order scrambled eggs, I ordered fried eggs. And the bacon is burned, and you forgot to bring strawberry jelly for my toast.” Puppy looked at me strangely, but played along. Realizing that my little ploy was working quite nicely, I continued to manufacture concerns about the meal in front of me.
Finally, Puppy caught on. She turned around, placed her hands on her hips and said, “Mommy, are you just doing this so you can stay on the couch a little bit longer?”
Busted!!! At that point, I had no choice but to fess up, and realized that I should have been straight with her all along.
With that in mind, I would like to extend a heart-felt thank you to all of the readers who check-in with me regularly; I know how precious your time is, and I am grateful that you are willing to share a little of it with me. Having said that, I want to let you know that I’ll be taking the next week or two off from posting. Rather than make excuses (or simply disappear), I wanted to let you know in advance so that you don’t waste your time checking for new material. I promise I won’t be gone long, and when I return I’ll be brimming with new ideas, so please do check back again soon. Thank you, and happy end-of-summer!
