A night off! What that really means is that I didn't have to sleep the day just to stumble through another graveyard shift. Instead, I got to hang out with a little 10-month old, who's engine puts Seabiscuit to shame. Kylie May is getting better at understanding the lost art of relaxation, but it doesn't come often. I did get a couple small moments though where she sat on my lap (book or toy in hand) and just laid her head back on my chest and sat quietly for 22 seconds (only a rough estimate). In that 22 seconds she pretty much wrapped this dad around her little (but very long) finger.
So...22 seconds of the day down...that leaves...hmm..at least 3 more hours in the day, right? That was enough time for us to hitch up the wagon and hit the neighborhood. What did we hitch it to? The team of mules of course (aka Nat and I). The weather was great today, albeit a little bit cloudy and looking like rain. That didn't bother the mini princess though, because the only cloud she was worried about was the one she was sitting on, cloud 9. She sat in that wagon like she was Queen of the world, the wagon was her throne, and Karly (her baby doll) was the court jester. Once again, the wee wagonner may have missed the "relaxing" part of "Hey Kylie. Lets go on a relaxing wagon ride", but she loved it nonetheless. She talked with the neighbors, chased a couple cats, ate some Cheerios, and blabbed on and on about President Obama's inauguration speech. Really everything you could ask for in a jaunt around town.
After any hard days work (which is exactly what this was for Mayday), some good eating is necessary. Gpa Gene and Gma Carol obliged. They fed Kylie (and us) a royal feast of peas, greenbeans, butter nut squash, rice, and lentils. Full belly and all the little halfling must have felt in debt for such a good meal because she spent about 20 minutes after dinner scrubbing (with the paper towel that cleaned her hands and mouth) Mimi and Papa's carpet and tile. I'm sure they were grateful to get the carpet cleaned.
A funny thing happened after we ate. Nat went to work, Melissa went to study, and somehow, I came home without a Kylie. Mystery solved. What mystery? The mystery of how I am home and actually typing the blog. Grandpa and Grandma volunteered to watch the little one tonight, and as much as I absolutely love hanging out with her, I didn't object to the offer. It gives me one night of sleep for the next month, and anything more would just be greedy. :-)
More to come soon,
Craig
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