I was a little worried about how this morning would go after such a busy weekend. I was pleasantly surprised when the kids were happy and Lex made it out the door with no fussing. He actually made it all the way into his classroom where he stopped short when he saw not one, but two, substitute teachers! He immediately pressed his face into my leg and said, “I don’t think I can do this today.” We chatted a bit and he eventually agreed to try. He knew both of the teachers and one was actually there on Friday as well. I left him on the verge of tears, but of course he came home happy. Whew!

On the Eve front, I left her like this:

Large hat... large shoes... yep, this looks like an efficient way to sweep the floor.

And came home to find her like this:

Eve's salon

She was sad when Rosy left. We had plans to go visit a friend this morning but Eve insisted we have a quiet morning at home. I asked about inviting our friend over instead, but Eve said no. She was quite insistent so I called and canceled. Eve and I had a nice quiet morning at home, cuddling and reading stories and enjoying each other. It was really nice.