I took today off. The day was supposed to be a lil' R&R. But, if you know me, I can't relax unless I'm on vacation or in an unfamiliar place. To literally sit around my own house is foreign idea - there's far too much to do & it's literally staring me in the face. (Forget trying to watch a movie without getting up!) My brain is constantly adding tasks to my mental to-do list...I'm serious, it never ends. Hence, I don't sit around.
Back to PTO (paid time off) - I awoke at 5am to get milk & juice for the girls & jump into the shower. I knew I had errands to do & I didn't want the "Saturday didn't really get dressed" look. Plus, I had a lunch date with Zoey at school - gotta look good for Z's Kindergarten class! LOL!
Before I could get to lunch - mind you, at 10:30am, we're talking Kindergarten lunch - I had to errands to run & a special lunch to pick up. Karli also joined us for lunch - she was SO excited to eat with the big kids.
So I pick up Karli, we get our 'Visitor' sticker (she was so proud) and we head for the cafeteria. Before I got in, I could see Zoey looking out the door to see if I was coming - she was so happy to have lunch together her teacher had shared with me. (I love that teacher & I email often enough to feel quite familiar.) Karli & I wound our way to the long rolling table where Zoey is parked. I sat across from Zoe, while her sister sat next to her. I barely sat down & the shots started firing....
"Zoey's mom - do you know my name?"
"Excuse me, Zoey's mom - I have a little sister named Zoey"
"Zoey's mom - do you like pizza?"
"Zoey's mom - I'm allergic to cats"
Zoey's mom, Zoey's mom, Zoey's mom......
I hardly had a chance to talk to Zoey. Our lunchdate felt more like a lunch speed-date. Perhaps I never realized, as a child, how quickly our conversations "shot" across the tables at lunch. In one small moment, I did hear Zoey tell a little girl (referring to me), "you can call her Miss Courtney." I thought that was cute.
Remember how I said I don't sit around?? Well, after my experience of dodging all the Kindergarten bullets of crazy questions & comments....my feet are up & I'm consciously relaxing.
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