Baby It's Cold Outside

Despite the fact that Shelby left for New York today for Dusty's event tomorrow afternoon, the kids and I ended up having a really nice afternoon/evening.  After dropping Shelby off in the city we went to do a little Christmas shopping and to pick up some prized I had promised her sunday school class for learning a Bible verse with sign language.  Back at home Mia and I made some cookies and Lennon was really interested in what we were doing, so I let him pull a chair up along with Mia and he just watched as she measured and poured and mixed everything together.  While I was making dinner Mia put on The Grinch and she watched it while Lennon sort of watched it off and on in between begging me to hold him (which I couldn't because I was making dinner.)  Lennon decided he wanted to go to bed a bit earlier than he has been and I decided that that would work out nicely because Mia and I had planned to do a little Christmas craft together tonight and that would give us a little more time alone.  Oh yeah, and Lennon used the toilet again today!  So, after he was down I finished the movie with Mia and then we cut the cookies into shapes, put Christmas sprinkles on them and baked them.  While they were baking, she made sparkly Christmas tree cards.  When the cookies were done we put them on a plate and each of us got a glass of milk and we sat down by the tree to read some Christmas books.  She then wanted to fall asleep in my bed, which we sometimes let her do, and since Shelby won't even be home tonight I let her (thinking I would probably let her sleep there all night so that I won't be all alone.)  While I was laying down with her telling her goodnight she sort of tucked her feet in between my knees to warm them up.  "My feet are freezing."  She said.  "I bet there really is a child out there shivering in the cold tonight."  "Yeah."  I said.  "But we couldn't know where she is could we?"  "Probably not."  I said.  "If you saw me on the street you would pick me up, wouldn't you."  "Of course."  I said.  "I am thankful that I have a family."  She said.  Then she closed her eyes and went to sleep with me laying there thinking, "are there other little six year old girls out there that are this sweet?  Is it normal for a little girl to be thinking so much about other children out there who may be suffering?"  I don't know.   But I am thankful that I have such a wonderful daughter.