Since last Tuesday, I’ve been working extra long hours to help solve a problem with a system I work on (along with several co-workers). We had to turn off part of the system as a result of the problem, so we’re working extra hard to get everything back up and running. I’ve missed my time at home with my kiddos, with the puppy dog and with Uncle Grouchy.
Last week on Tuesday when we discovered the problem, I was at work till after 11 pm. I missed kissing my kiddos goodnight, and it was even too busy to call. The next night, we didn’t work quite so late, so I got home early enough to see them before bedtime. I was exhausted, just happy to be home, and looking forward to some dinner. The girls and Poppy Cotton all met me at the door. Poppy was bouncing around like Tigger and the girls enveloped me in a big hug. After such a long day, it felt great to be welcomed home like that.
They had spent part of that evening before I got home making me a bracelet, which they gave me after the group hug. They used beads and charms from our shared stash of beading supplies. They had braided together three strands of embroidery floss in my favorite colors and attached the beads and charms they thought I’d like as they braided. They told me it would help me think about them while I was working.
I wore it for the rest of the week…and they were right. I was missing them while I was at work, putting in long hours, but it made me think of them whenever I noticed it on my wrist. Somehow, they knew exactly what I needed to help me through the week. I’m still wearing it this week, as we continue working longer-than-usual hours to solve the problem. Hopefully we’ll be able to implement the solution soon and I’ll be able to go back to my regular schedule. Till then, I’ll be wearing my fancy new bracelet, and thinking of how lucky I am to have the two of them at home waiting for me.
What a sweet thing for your girls to do. My heart was lifted reading this.
That really was very sweet of them!