Ordinary days

Tonight was shaping up to be an ordinary, unexceptional Tuesday.

And then, during dinner Ellie grabbed my hand and said, "Jesus wuv me!! (I think she was trying to re-say grace.) With my heart in about a million pieces, I said, "You're right, baby! Jesus does love you!" To which Elaina replied, "God loves us,too!"

After we ate, we went for a walk. Josh and I both noted the humidity, which was preventing the evening from being as beautiful as it otherwise would have been.  About a block and a half from home, a surprise rain shower cooled us off and provided the extra oompf I was hoping for for exercise.

When we got inside, I spent the rest of the evening listening to my girls laugh and squeal and play with their daddy. I disappeared into our closet to put my winter clothes up and when I came out all three were piled on the couch under a Hello Kitty blanket.

When it was time for bed, Ellie fell alseep in my arms and I got to study her little face and watch her chest rise and fall and marvel at how much more of my lap she occupies these days. I laid her down with a kiss, and while Josh and I chatted, Elaina came in for another bedtime song. They left together, hand in hand, for a few more moments together.

Since then, the house has been quiet, affording Josh and I the chance to spend some good time together, laughing and talking and watching Chopped. Thunder is rumbling in the distance now, and a cool breeze is coming in through the window. Chappu is sleeping on my feet.

Our ordinary Tuesday wasn't so ordinary, after all.