I feel like it’s been a crazy-three-year-old kind of week, the kind where I’m ready to collapse into bed shortly after she does. I’ve had a few days where choices varied from “should I rest or bathe?” to “should I go to bible study or clean the house?” The remedies for a tired and cranky mama have certainly perked up the week though. The joys include beautiful warm afternoons where a wee bit of gardening refreshed my soul, coffee and conversation with friends, movies like Dan in Real Life where I don’t have to think too hard but can laugh out loud, and chats about books and life with my husband. Oh, and there’s this:

After rubbing her head fiercely against my stomach, Livia informed me that her friend Halle at school “do dat” and “it cracked. me. up. [followed by great laughter].” I wasn’t aware Liv knew that vernacular, which in turn cracked me up!