And on a lighter note

I took The Girl to The Big City today by myself and left The Boy home. We had a lovely time.

Know what's kind of cute? Tonight I retreated to the chaise lounge in the back yard after dinner, and The Girl came out after me. I offered to hold her toys while she used the swing, but that wasn't what she was after. She wanted to sit in the other lounge chair and hang out with me. Yeah, I was amazed, too! Our small talk was somewhat, shall we say, repetitive as usual, but it was really nice. Girl time with my child. Hey, it's the little things...