So I went on a date tonight. It wasn't with Ben...he was home asleep on the couch...it was with Caleb- and let me tell you- it was so much fun! It started because we ran out of diapers. I needed to run to the store and had just put Thane to bed. Ben was exhausted from a busy call night so I decided to take Caleb with me. As we are leaving the house in daddy's truck (since he can sit up front) he looked over at me and said, "mommy, I love you and I like going places with you." Boy that was the right thing to say. Since it was only 7:45 and still light out, I decided to take a detour to the park so we could just spend some time together. I'm so glad we did.
We ran up and down the ramps, climbed up climbing walls, dove down slides then ran back up them, played house, slayed dragons (as super mom and super Caleb), fought monsters, and saved the world...all in 40 minutes! When we were exhausted we sat on one of the bridges and he looked over at me with those beautiful eyes and said "so, how was your day, super mom?"
Ha, super mom. He didn't know that I burnt his egg and had to cut off all of the edges or that his teeth weren't brushed and his shirt was dirty. He evidently had forgotten about the scoldings, tears, and tantrums of the day- one of which had left a big gash on his chin as he threw himself onto the floor hitting the toilet along the way. He didn't know my irritation that the house wasn't clean and the dishes were dirty. He didn't realize that we were late for the playgroup picnic earlier in the day because I waited until the last second to make our dish to share or that I had disappeared downstairs for a nap as soon as was possible because I was just simply DONE! He didn't know any of that. All he cared about was me taking the time to play with him. How was my day? "Great", I said...and I completely meant it...because taking time to play with him had made it great! Nothing else mattered. All of the rushing, preparing, and frustration of the day was meaningless. It had all passed and we were both alive....and just loving being with each other.
At this point I was feeling pretty good about myself. I was so glad I had stopped at the park. But, of course, he brought me back to reality. As we were leaving I told Caleb that I would get him a treat at the store because I was "the best mom in the world!"
"I don't think that's true, mom" he replied. hahaha
