On this particular week, I had a very busy agenda. I was feeling like my role at home was lacking and I was missing out...so I knew how to make things better....I'll surprise Parker!
My work schedule required me to work 3pm - 11pm on this particular day...so I had lots of time to meet Parker at school for lunch and run errands afterwards. I arrived at school just after 11am to "Line Up" with the class of 1st graders and Parker. [Feeling like a kid again]. Off we went to the cafeteria and it was spaghetti day!
Parker was really quiet, I was trying to get him to talk a bit. He seemed distracted. When lunch is officially about to be over, a teacher will flip a card and the children can go to recess if they are finished with their lunch. Once this took place, 4 boys came over to our table and began to leave the cafeteria. Parker picked up his tray and told me he was going to recess and followed that group of boys. I told him that he barely touched his food, maybe we should eat some more. And he said, "Bye Mom, I'm going to recess!". I sat there and could not believe he just left me! I realized I could not compete with recess. :)
After lunch, I went and ran errands. I had purchased a Snake Eyes costume for Parker to wear at Halloween. It was the exact costume he wanted and just the right size!! And I looked forward to talking with him on the phone later as I worked and I would let him know that I had a surprise for him! He gave me specific instructions to lay the costume in his room when I arrived home after 11pm. And he also told me to wake him up earlier the next morning so that he would have time to try on his new costume. After work, I arrived home and laid out the costume knowing how excited he would be in the morning.
Around 3am he tried his costume on and stood beside me at my bed saying, "Mom, is it too early to wake up and try my costume on?". Having been a tiny bit awake and seeing this black mask in my face...I freaked out!! Ahhhhh!
Needless to say, I was wide awake at that point.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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