Today

Today everything seemed clear and crisp.

Honestly, it may have just been that I finally cleaned my car's windshield (something that's been on my to do list for about three weeks...) or maybe it was the cool, crisp, feeling-fallish air, but it felt beautiful. I realized that a lot of the time I let the quick pace of our mornings upset me. I get annoyed feeling like a short order cook with the kid's trying to figure out if they want toast, or yogurt, or cereal for breakfast. I step on a toy with pointy edges. Someone leaves out the milk or bedaubs themselves with yogurt like it's lotion.

I know Chris is always trying to tell me that things will go better if I react better, and today I definitely realized that. I'm going to try again tomorrow- to make the mornings (although they will always be quick and somewhat of a time crunch) a better time. To send the kid's off to school with a good taste in their mouth.

I love the ritual we now have of dropping Lia off. It's so crazy to see her hop out of the car and without a backwards glance, confidently head towards the playground with her backpack. We pull up to the curb where we drop her off, and she gives me a kiss and hops out. Then, we drive alongside her as she walks towards the playground screaming all sorts of mushy things at her. Alex and David have it down to an art now, and it's only been two weeks. The minute that we start moving alongside her, and I roll down the windows, we all bellow, "WE LOVE YOU BIA!" What I love about right now is that there isn't the slightest bit of embarrassment from her when we do this. She just beams and waves at us cheerfully. I'm sure that next year or a few year's she will be trying to hush us, but right now we revel in her sweet appreciation.