Why is it that when one parent has to go on a trip, the child in the scenario decides to do otherwise very quirky things? Matthew is on an Economics retreat (the kind where you don't retreat FROM economics, but rather dive into it! Yeesh!) so it is just us girls for a couple of days. We went to a "Music Matt" concert tonight. Music Matt is Abby's absolute FAVORITE music artist and for good reason; he is an outstanding performer and his music is the kind that everyone can listen to in the car! Abby got to request three songs and Music Matt even personalized them for her and sang right to her. She wont soon forget her first concert!
A and I had dinner together and then got her ready for bed. I figured that she could sleep in our bed tonight. Nope. She tossed and turned and finally came out to the livingroom and said she couldn't sleep. She actually wanted to be in her own bed. Then she came out with poop on the sleeve of her nighty (after a failed attempt at taking care of business by herself, poor kid.) So she had a bath and as we went to get her new jammies, I very nearly stepped in another surprise pile on her floor! She said it just slipped right out!
Matty, things just are not the same when you are away. You do such a good job of killing the spiders, chasing the "monsters" away from under the bed, singing "Dogface Boy" by Phish to Abby at night, making us all feel so comfortable and safe as we drift off to sleep, making excellent coffee in the morning, and, of course, using that extra measure of elbow grease on the carpet, when needed. We miss you.
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The old poop on the carpet thing eh?
Well your nephew Alec and his mommy have been on a short vacation here at Mia's. Alec is working on potty training so he went to bed in "big boy pants".
In the morning he slid out of bed and stood next to his mommys side and ....peeeeeed all over the floor (with somewhat perfect aim).
He then waddled into my room to tell me about his wet pants and to get them changed and then waddled back to bed .
I wish we all could be so relaxed and carefree!
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