Zoey has finally foiled my scheme.
You know, the one wherein I wake up ridiculously early in the morning, sneak out of bed and shower quickly, so that I might have some Time To Myself before heading out to work? Yeah. That one.
Yesterday she came sneaking out to the kitchen at 5:30 a.m. I made her a "nest" of blankets on the floor by my desk and told her it was "quiet time". Which we all know means "email time". Apparently this was a huge mistake. I made her too comfortable! This morning she nearly scared the shit out of me--I pulled back the shower curtain and THERE SHE WAS, quietly perched on her pink stool, clutching her blanket and two stuffed animals, JUST WAITING FOR ME. 'Hi, Mommy. I just want to lay on the blankets next to you again.'
Luckily, I can often get her in to bed by 7 p.m., what with this new trend toward waking before dawn. This gives me a couple hours at night when Bryan is still at work and Zoey is sound asleep, and I can ignore the laundry and hunker down on the couch with whatever I happen to be reading at the moment. This keeps me sane.
And if it weren't for these early mornings together, I would miss the following conversation, and that would be sad.
Zoey: Mommy, I need some hot milk!
Me: Okay. (Going to the kitchen, pouring the milk, while Zoey follows after me.)
Zoey: Mommy! I wanted to help you pour the milk!
Me: Oh. Sorry. Sometimes Mommy forgets things. Especially before her coffee kicks in.
Zoey: (Savage tone of voice.) Well. You'd better follow the rules next time, buttercup!
Me: *Snickering* Uh, yeah. I'll try and remember that next time. What are you going to do at school today:
Zoey: I don't know.
Me: Play with your friends? Do you think Kelly will be there?
Zoey: Yeah.
Me: Gabrielle?
Zoey: Yeah.
Me: Xavier?
Zoey. Yeah.
Me: Malachai?
Zoey: No. He has 'pointments today.
Me: Ah. Malachai is a busy man, isn't he?
Zoey: Yeah.
So here we are, me typing away while Zoey lounges on her nest at my feet, pawing through several Little Critter books while softly singing 'If You're Happy and You Know It'. All before the sun comes up.
2 comments:
See I solved that problem by teaching my 4 yr old how to turn on Dora all by herself and I leave a box of cereal on the counter or on the low shelf in the pantry so she can feed herself until the sun gets up. Cause I'm a good mom like that!
i, too, would like a nest by the computer.
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