Today's chai was tasty. That's about all I can say about it.
My ex took the dog while I was away this weekend and he (the dog, not the ex) behaved quite poorly so unfortunately, he will not be spending anymore time there, which sucks for Kate. When I went to pick him up Sunday, Anna came out and wanted to come home with me. She started to cry and it was really quite gut-wrenching to be honest. She misses Kate, who is at a friend's cottage this week (having the time of her life, I might add) and she misses me. I cuddled her on the front porch while the ex went to get the dog and told her that she must be having a good time with daddy and that it was his time with her, but weren't we lucky to have a little surprise visit and how was her weekend. My lame attempts to distract her only went so far and we had a tearful (on her part) farewell. Surprisingly, I held up okay considering that three months ago that encounter would have sent me into a tail-spin of guilt and tears and probably heavy drinking.
Ah, but you see, I had a plan. The brilliant strategist strikes again as I texted her dad to suggest she spend a night with me this week like they did with him last week. He agreed and dropped her off today. We had a fabulous night of mall sushi, a visit with a friend, a bath (in which she invited me, but I politely declined) and some rocking Full House. She is currently sleeping like a champ in the middle of my bed and the AC is on full blasty blast so I don't sweat to death in the night when I go upstairs to join her. She feels special because I'm letting her sleep there because it's just us.
That all being said, she is exhausting to be around. She talks more than her mother. To all my friends, I apologize for how exhausting I am to be around. Profusely.
From the time we got in the car until we went to bed, this is just a small example of the things she said to me as I drove:
Mummy, turn up the music. I like this song [after I turn it up, she invariably has something to say, so I then have to turn it down]:
Mummy, are you still friends with M?
Yes, I am, but I haven't talked to him for awhile. Why?
He's tall right? I want to see him again.
Why? He scared you and made you cry because he was so big. Then you made friends, but you have literally not mentioned him since then without telling me he scared you and that you don't like him.
Oh. Yeah. I'm not talking about M. I mean the other tall one. You know, he had a white car. He was nice. You know? What's his name?
[My mind is literally blank. Which one of my guy friends has Anna ever seen in a car? I only know of one that drives a white vehicle and I'm positive she's ever seen him in it.]
I'm really not sure honey. I have lots of boys in my life that are friends. Are you talking about J? [which is silly to suggest because she has never met that person, I've just talked about him, but like I said, my mind was blank].
Yes! Mummy, that's him. He was nice, I liked him. Are you still friends? I want to see him again.
Uh, I just realized that I don't think you met him before. So it can't be him. Sorry.
Mummy. Just start naming people. I will remember if you say his name.
[All I can think is she's talking about our recent visit to my office to see a few work friends and have lunch with the bestie, so I start naming people from work.]
Um. D? A? uhhhh M?
NO. Mummy NOOOOOO. [aaaaaand the misunderstood, frustrated four year old emerges] Mum. He had a white car. He was tall. He lifted me up in the air and bumped my head on the ceiling because he was so tall. [She is close to tears now with having to deal with her mind-numbingly stupid mother.]
Ohhhhhhhh, you're talking about P! Yes, what about him?
Are you still friends?
Yes, very much so.
Can we see him again? I miss him.
I miss him too. But, he lives almost as far away as Zoe, so we won't see him for a while, but I promise when he comes for his next visit, we will see him, how's that?
Why does he live far away? And there is no way he lives as far as Zoe. We had to take a plane to see her. He had a white car, not a plane.
That was a rental. He was just here to visit. He really does live far away. We would have to take a plane to visit him too.
No way! Really? Awwww, that sucks. What's a rental?
Yes, it does. A rental is when someone is visiting and they rent a car to drive around because their own car is far away.
Oh. Mummy, turn up the music please. I quite like this song. It's my jam. [And yes, she used the words 'quite' and 'jam'.]
I would tell you more about these and other enlightening conversations, but I'm exhausted just typing out that small part. Good night!
-Megs
xo
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