My Life as a COMMA!

This is so light-hearted today compared to yesterday’s post.  It is such a short and sweet little story..I couldn’t help but share!

Last Wednesday my baby girl had a low-grade fever.  It was my scheduled day off and so I got to stay home with her.  No complaints about that at all!!!  So we had a day of rest and playing.  I thought we were on our way to being mended….but she went to bed Wednesday night with a temp of 99.0 and woke up with a temp of 99.3!  That darned fever just wouldn’t break!  No meds since 8:45 the night before and she slept through the night….but no.  Only problem for mom is that mom….had a speaking event to do during the lunch hour!!  Now, I can call in sick and get someone to cover my job….but really..I can’t get someone to cover at a speaking engagement!  So….dad to the rescue.  Bryan was able to rearrange his schedule to stay home with my princess!  I decided to get her into the Dr. just to make sure it wasn’t anything more serious (because there is a lot of CRUD going around) and had to prepare her that mommy wouldn’t be the one taking her to the Dr. She really didn’t like that idea but seemed to be okay with Dad going.  She developed a cough the night before so I wanted to prepare her for the dreaded swab test.  She said, “NOOOO!  I am NOT doing that!  The last time I did that I like…gagged for 5 seconds!!”  I told her it would be better to gag for 5 seconds than to get worse and go in the hospital and them not know what was wrong with her and the right medicines to give her to make her better! ( I know….not the best mom logic…but it’s all I had!)  So….off they went to see the Dr…and off I went to my speaking engagement. 

Just before my event started I got a text.   “She has strep!!”  GREAT!!!  But….at least we would get meds and she would be on the mend!!! 

So…..later that night…it was just us girls and we were all cuddled up and I was telling her how proud I was of her.  I had heard she was very good at the doctor’s office and was very brave.  With all the confidence in the world she said, “Yeah….the lady that did the test today was WAAAYY better than the last one.  I think I only gagged for like…a couple of seconds instead of 5!”  I laughed!  I told her I was glad she felt that way….

Then…..with all seriousness she looked at me and said….”But mom….I wish dad had held my hand while they were doing the test.”  “Where was dad?”, I asked.  “Well, he was just sitting there reading a magazine.”  As I was soaking it all in and imagining him sitting there trying to get through his baby not liking what was happening by hiding behind some magazine….I realized she was starting to change expressions. I could see some deep thought in her face.  I waited………..and she says…..

“But you know mom…..I guess if I wanted him to hold my hand…I should have just asked him.”   “OOOOOOOOOHHHHHH baby girl,” I said, “Let me just tell you right now that if there is ever any thing you want from a boy or a man…..you HAVE to tell them what it is!”  She just looked at me and smiled.  I told her that boys don’t understand what is going on in our heads and we have to tell them everything!  She told me she didn’t get it.  I said, “Well….they just don’t GET us!”  And with all seriousness…..she looked at me and said…… “But mom….they MARRY us!”  I said, “Yes, they marry us because they love us…..not because they understand us!” 

With that ….. just burst into this laughter….that I will cherish until the day I die!

Laugh with someone today!  It is a blessing to you…and to them!   ~c