precious gifts

i had to write this down before i forgot. i had to run errands today with the kids and so one of the places we went was barnes and noble. they had a gift card from there leftover from christmas, and i let them spend it today. they both made excellent choices. of course, jj got an animal book/encyclopedia, and a couple other early reader books. ellie, of course, got a ballerina book that came with a charm necklace, and some princess books. they were very excited. as we were leaving the store, i was holding the door open for an older gentleman. he says thank you and that i have very well behaved children. i thank him and he responds, "its nice to see that nowadays, its probably because they read!" i thought it was sweet. it made me think how lucky we are to have good kids. yes, even though they drive us crazy throughout the day.

also, i just finished watching greys anatomy on the dvr. after crying my eyes out for most of the show, i go upstairs to get ready for bed. jesse was staying at his moms tonight, so it was just me and charlie left awake. i go and check on ellie, like i do every night. she always kicks the covers off and is left freezing. most times, she is in her bed just without covers. sometimes she is sleeping under her bed or in her play tent. yes i said under her bed. she barely has enough room under there, but for whatever reason she likes it down there. anyway, i go in her room, and she is not there. i check her other prime locations, not there either. i go and check on jj. i find her curled up in a ball, sleeping on the foot of his bed with no covers, snoring! adorable. i dont even think he knew she was there. she has only done this once before. i wonder if she is scared or lonely and thinks of her brothers bed as a safe place. whatever the reason, it is so cute and precious. i pick her up and carry her back to her bed, she falls back to sleep with a grin. the Lord has truly blessed us with two precious gifts!