My amazing girls

OK, I’m am nearly in *happy* tears. Almost 2 hours ago I made the girls ABCs & meatballs for dinner ~ I was feeling horrible. There has been some stomach virus working through the kindergarten, and it appears to be my turn.

I was feeling so bad, so half~way out of it, that I did something I have never done before. I told my 5 year old girls to eat their dinner, then wash their face and hands, then clean up their toys, and then go upstairs. Put on their PJs, and brush their teeth and hair, and then check in with me in my room. I was going to bed. I was so week from this virus I could barely get up the stairs. I lay in bed, listening intently, just in case anything sounded wrong. I knew they could handle themselves, and I have been upstairs cleaning or downstairs working while the were in the playroom for much longer, but I guess it was Mommy guilt at leaving them to go to bed. Once they checked in with me and went to bed, I fell asleep.

I woke up a few minutes ago, feeling quite a bit better, and like I needed some crackers to offset all the mucus in my system ~ sorry, that might have been more then you wanted to know. So down the stairs I went. I got into the kitchen and heard the dishwasher running. I didn’t do that. I had only half way unloaded it earlier, I was feeling so bad. At first I thought the girls had tried to help by putting their dinner dishes in, and accidentally turned it on when they closed it. Then I realized, all the dirty dishes were gone. I opened the cupboards and the clean dishes were put away. Even the can from the ABC’s & meatballs was in the sink with water in it. The only other clue was that the playroom light was on. They must have forgotten to turn it off after putting away their stools, which I’m sure they used to reach the higher cupboards.

I am amazed. Such a spectacular show of love and caring. The fact that they were able to think of doing that makes me so incredibly proud. It is a big parenting goal of mine to raise children who want to help others, who do good, who are kind and loving. I am happy beyond words that my amazing little girls are showing those traits. I mean, I knew they were kind and loving, this is just one step above anything they have done before. Maybe it’s the fever taking, but I am very, very proud and touched.

I had to share this with you, and I wanted to write it down, so maybe when the girls are teenagers and driving me batty, I can come back and remind us all what amazing people the really are.

I should probably go back to bed now.

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ETA: Well, oops.