Due to the generosity of my wife, I was able to sleep in this morning until the slovenly late hour of 9:00 AM.
Sarah had taken Margaret to the park, so I woke to a quiet house that was mine, all mine.
As I shut off the water, the thick silence of the steamy shower was cut by the jingle of what I immediately recognized as the bell on Toby's collar followed by the slap slap slap of what could only be my daughter's crawling.
Emerging from the bathroom, I took in the sight of Sarah pulling Toby by his little lanyard leash into the bedroom with a delighted Margaret following close behind, trying to catch him.
Never has there been a better start to my day.
On top of that, Sarah had put a barette in M's hair this morning, giving her something of an impish air that I found difficult to resist.
She was in my arms in a heartbeat.
It was only the second time that she's ever worn a hair clip and I LOVE it.
Not only had Sarah already fed Margaret, but she had prepared our entire breakfast while I was showering, so all I had to do was to sit down at the table and enjoy a leisurely breakfast of chocolate croissants and apple turnovers which we had picked up the night before.
All we had to do to keep Margaret happy was to cut off the occasional piece of food from our own breakfasts and throw it her way.
Absolute paradise.
Because of Sarah's incredible forethought and thoughtfulness, I really did feel like I had a weekend even though I worked both days.
I am the luckiest man alive.
I have to say this again, I love how Margaret looks with a clip in her hair. There's something about it that makes her seem a little bit more feminine and just a little bit more mischievous, a little bit more cute and more tomboyish all at the same time.
I LOVE it!
7 comments:
she looks like a big girl with the clip in her hair. sounds like a wonderful weekend even though you had to work. hopefully sunday night was just as memorable. have a great week!
What an absolute cutie! I've been waiting for hairclip pictures since this summer. She really does look like a little girl/ tomboy. I love the look!
Teeth and a hair clip! College can't be far behind.
What a cutie!
Personally, my favorite is the image of Toby (who just might have to be added to the granddog list...) being drawn down the hall with a crawling M right behind. :-) Thanks for yet another blog entry this weekend! You have major points, ESPECIALLY because you had to work BOTH days... Have a good- and hopefully more restful??- week! XXOO M/R
Personally, my favorite is the image of Toby (who just might have to be added to the granddog list...) being drawn down the hall with a crawling M right behind. :-) Thanks for yet another blog entry this weekend! You have major points, ESPECIALLY because you had to work BOTH days... Have a good- and hopefully more restful??- week! XXOO M/R
Those hairclip pictures are adorable! Unfortunately, Clara's fuzz isn't conducive to wearing hairclips just yet - maybe in a couple years??? LOL. As always, thanks for the updates! :)
I agree - I love the clip. It's so darn cute and big girlish. Is she going to grow her hair out now for a ponytail? :)
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