I spent a ridiculous amount of time running errands this morning. About twenty five minutes of that time was spent waiting at the DMV, for a form that turned out to be available in the rack next to the door. Great. But I kept myself in good spirits, and finished my errands. The last item on my list was to turn in Nick's spring contracts to the university. The office is right next to the kid's daycare, but I forgot to drop them off this morning, of course. So since I was back there again, I decided to stop in and say hi to Tes.
I planned on sneaking by Christian's class, he doesn't do very well with goodbyes, or middle of the day drop ins, but luckily he had already gone down for a nap. I walked into Tessie's class to find most of the children dressed up in princess attire, Tessie included. Her back was to me, and she didn't see me walk in. Her friends all called out "Tessie, your mom is here!" and she came running into my arms. I fell to the ground to better embrace her, and exclaimed how beautiful she looked. Of course the other kids demanded praise as well, and I showered them all with compliments. I had to laugh, even the boys in the class were outfitted in princess dresses and skirts. When one of them remarked on that fact, Tessie, in her best teacher voice said, "well even boys can be princesses you know."
I got in a few more hugs, including a big hug from the whole class, then kissed Tes on the head, and said my goodbyes. I left with a huge smile on my face. I wish every morning full of errands could be interrupted with a visit to my daughter. What a great way to make a morning of chores turn beautiful.
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