What Did You Do Today?

Darrel and I trade off bedtime duty every other night.  Whoever is putting the kids down snuggles with them for a few minutes before saying goodnight.  (Well, as long as they've gotten ready for bed in a timely manner and without lots of reminders.)  

Last night I was snuggling with Grace, whose first question is always, "What do you want to talk about?"  Snuggling with Grace always involves talking.  Sometimes I come up with something and other times I tell her it's her turn to decide, but she's always trying to weasel out of thinking up the topic of conversation.  So, last night I told her I wanted to talk about what she did that day.  She gave me all the highlights: her teacher was back at school after a day's absence, she played a game with a bunch of girls from her class at recess (I had to guess their names), she liked her lunch (shrimp poppers), and her best friend calls her "Crazy" for a nickname.  Grace also wanted to make sure a baby wouldn't just start growing in her tummy out of the blue, which is a topic for a whole other post someday!  (Nothing like discussing the birds and the bees with a 7-year old.)

When we were done with her day, she quickly came up with a clever way to keep me in her room a little longer.  "Mom, what did YOU do today?" So I told her how I went walking at the track and then came home and how I got the guinea pigs out for the little kids.  She got a kick out of Justin trying to give them a bath.  Then I told her I took a shower and did some stuff on the computer. 

 "What did you do on the computer?"  

"Put some things on a website about our family."  

"Like Brooke's?"  

"Yes"  

"Can everyone see it?" 

"No, only people we know will want to look at it." 

And then finally I was able to get out of her room so she could go to sleep.  What's funny is that Justin has picked up on all of Grace's tricks for keeping us in her room.  Things like, "I have a question" and then trying to "remember" (ie. think up) her question while I stand there.  He also says, "Me need something", another Grace-ism, or asks for a hot pack and numerous drinks.  Ah, the age-old ritual of getting kids to bed at night.  I have a feeling it hasn't changed much over the centuries.  Good night!