1.Let it Go 2.I'm a mess!

Today has been an interesting day. First, it is Parent/Teacher conference week at school which means half days which in turn means boredom. To combat that, we went to the Library. We took our neighbor and I thought they could play with the puzzles and the little things that are in the kids section while I looked around. All was going well until Emma decided to have a cow about something insignificant. It turned into her being mad and crying and us leaving the library early. I was ticked because we could have been at the library for another hour and not had so much free time to twiddle our thumbs but oh well so home again home again jiggidy jog. Earlier in the day Emma and I had been having lunch and she said something so funny for her at age 7 and it made me laugh. I wanted so much to post it on the blog so I could remember it forever. I thought to myself then that after we got through with the library I would have time to post a little something but then the library incident happened and I was upset and I didn't feel like posting it. She (and I) calmed down, went next door and she apologized to Fiorella. Then they came back and the girls wanted to watch Meet the Robinsons. Brent had borrowed it and I told Emma she could watch it after school but then when the library stuff happened I took it away. Alas, I let them watch it and had a few moments of my own to really calm down and put things back into perspective. After awhile I went out and watched the movie with them. I really do love this movie and it is quickly becoming a treasured favorite even though we don't own it. I like all the Disney movies mostly but this one for some reason makes me cry every time. It has such great messages of family, acceptance, and encouragement. It has some other important messages as well such as the effect we have on others and that families aren't perfect. The end song Little Wonders by Rob Thomas

Lyrics | Rob Thomas - Little Wonders lyrics
talks about letting things go and looking for the important small moments and I realized as I listened to it today that it applies to life, my life, in many different angles especially at the moment. Listen to it! It made me really think. So in the end I have decided to "Let it GO!" and post this sweet small moment about Emma.

Today at lunch Emma and I were eating along when she busted out very distressed with, "Oh Mom look at me!" Then she stands up and points to herself and says, "I'm a mess!" Carmel had drizzled down the front of her shirt and all over the top part of her pant legs. I know I have told her a time or two the same thing using the same exact words but when she said it, it was so sweet and innocent and dear. It made me giggle so hard. Instantly I told her it was ok and helped her clean it up and of course I was still giggling as she sat down. I kissed her head and told her that I loved her. It was such a sweet moment and even sweeter now thinking about it and thinking about everything that has happened today. I'm blessed! I'm so so very blessed!