This morning I woke still a little sick with the flu which is not a great start to anyone's birthday! But, I awoke to the sound of Ellie asking for "Mama", so naturally I went in to greet her. As we sat in the dark, rocking together I heard the familiar thud, pat, pat, pat of feet. Ellie lifted her head from its resting place just below my chin, removed the thumb from her mouth, whispered "Cha Dee", then replaced the thumb. I smiled and asked what she had said and she repeated her whisperings and enthusiasm. It delighted me to hear the happiness in her voice to know her brother was awake. Moments later, the door popped open and Charlie entered saying, "I was looking for you!" A beautiful morning!
And just before Mark left for work I said "We're middle aged!" He looked at me a little exasperated and said "No we're not. Middle aged is 50. It's all in your mind." To which I replied, "so we're going to live to 100?" "103." Well!?!
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| This was taken in October, so I was a little younger than I am today! |
