April 16th, 2008

Things have been SOOOO crazy lately, I feel like I don't even have time to breathe.

School is closing in fast and there is so much to do, Caleb is getting older (he just turned 4) and there is so much more to teach him. By the time he goes to bed at night I am so exhausted that I crash, only to get up early and do it all over again. Lately, I have felt like my life kinda sucks. But then I got today.

What would be the only nice day in the forecast for sometime C and I decided to seize the moment and head out on his new bike and one I borrowed from Jessica. We biked the river road path, played at the park, biked back, watched a huge crane lower the riverboat into the water, and then had lunch at Merriweather's. C thought that an outdoor restaurant was the greatest thing in the world until a bug landed while we were waiting for our check.

Not ready to give up the beautiful weather (with the exception of a little wind), I decided we would scope out the zoo. The train wasn't running and a lot of the corn machines took quarters, but rendered no corn. Yet, we overcame these obstacles to have a great day. C purchased the softest kangaroo i have ever felt and we headed home. He fell asleep on the way. We had a supper of a party pizza and sponge bob cheez-its. (my parental instinct checked out at noon) C watched his show for the night and I started watching Juno.

C listened and questioned vocabulary (especially "punch him in the wiener") but didn't get real into it. He got into jammies 3/4 of the way through and played trucks for a bit, then he came and sat in my lap. Approximately 3.2 minutes later he was asleep with his nose tucked in my chin.

My life may not be glamorous. But he is the best thing that could ever happen to a person. I wouldn't trade this mundane existence for the world, and all it took was a four year old to fall asleep in my lap for me to realize that I have more than some people could ever dream of. No matter what he turns out to be, the opportunity to be a parent is, and will always be, the best thing that has ever happened to me. Thank you Caleb, for being my teacher.