Just the Two of Us
Posted by Dr. Cason on Monday, November 3rd, 2008
A day off. She from school and me from work. It was busy and full of fun. Before moving to Guam I never had one on one time with the kids. Now it’s more routine and I’m thankful every time it happens.
She moved at 110% pace all day until we started the long ocean-view drive down the Guam highway.
Her head bobbed up and down and finally her eyes drifted closed.
As I pulled up outside the Exchange I turned the car around to shade her from the glaring hot sun. Her lanky body was asleep in the too-small-for-her car seat. She chose it to be closer to me and not way in the back like usual. I thought that maybe now she regretted it-that is if she was even aware of it, which I doubted.
Her breath was calm and even. Her hair was tucked behind her ears with two clumped strands falling over her tilted pert nose. It highlighted another one of my favorite parts of her- those cheeks- lightly sprinkled with freckles.
I breathed a contented sigh. She needed the rest and I the quiet. I pulled out a magazine and deftly turned the pages.
It was a good day.
BTW- I just might change her nickname from Miss Blue Eyes to Freckles. She’s so cute I can’t stand it.
Filed in My Life | 7 responses so far
Nikkion 03 Nov 2008 at 3:11 am 1I love the furrow in her brow… it makes me smile!
Kathleenon 03 Nov 2008 at 3:33 am 2Oh don’t you wish at times like this, Sheila, all children could be adored and loved like what you are feeling right then. I always told my two sons they would never understood my love for them until they had their own children. They both have children now, and they “indeed” do understand what I meant when I always told them, “I love you so much.”
I have followed the story of precious little Caylee Casey, and I have to wonder what went so terribly wrong – how could a mother care so little about her precious child? I would have died or gone to prison for the rest of my life to protect my two sons. What state of evil lurks within a mother like this child’s mother? I feel Caylee now feels the love she never felt here on earth.
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Kylaon 03 Nov 2008 at 4:07 am 3BubTar has the same little smattering of freckles. I just love them.
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Kristinon 03 Nov 2008 at 4:37 am 4She is indeed cute as can be – She has just the perfect amount of freckles, too. In a few weeks I will have some time alone with my mother – It will be so nice, even though I’m 42 years old it is still precious to have that alone time.
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tiffon 03 Nov 2008 at 9:34 am 5She is divinely beautiful. I’m glad you got to spend time together.
Angelaon 03 Nov 2008 at 11:41 am 6Sounds like a lovely day.
It does sound like you both needed the rest in the car
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Claire B.on 11 Nov 2008 at 9:55 am 7“Freckles” is adorable. What a great shot of that one moment in her life. What was she thinking? The eyes and eyelashes have it, too.
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