Kate's Big Night Out

Strangely, I find myself alone tonight... shocking, I know. Tim was taking the boys down to Mimi's to drop them off for a few days, and Kate kept saying, "Go Mimi's?" over and over again. I kept saying, "No, honey, Mommy and NaNa are staying here. The boys are going to Mimi's." Not the answer she wanted to hear. When I explained to her that if she went to Mimi's, Mommy and Daddy would not be there to put her to bed at night, she decided she didn't really want to go after all.

That lasted about 5 minutes, and then she changed her mind. (A girl always reserves the right to change her mind, after all.) I explained the situation once again, and she said she understood, and she repeated it back to me, in ASL and with words. I said, "I won't be there, so you can't sleep with Mommy." She said, "Sleep Arlie's bed." Hmmm, I'm not sure that Arlie will be thrilled at the prospect of getting kicked out of his bed by a 2 year old.

I called Mimi to explain the situation to her, and of course she was willing to give it a try. (Such a brave, Mimi.) I told her that if tonight is a complete disaster, I will come get her...first thing in the morning:)

In other news, I seem to be surrounded by terrible, horrible news. Not for myself, really, but for some people I know, and for many people that I don't know. Death, sickness, kidnappings, newly united adoptive families being separated by bureaucracy... all kinds of heart wrenching things. And so I find myself crying over my computer and crying out to God. It's probably a good thing that I'm alone tonight. I'm not trying to depress you, but just share what is on my heart.

Last, my laptop is having issues again. Hopefully they will be resolved soon, but until then, I will be largely MIA.