"Pillows and Naps" or "Maybe That's All A Family Really Is, A Group Of People Who Miss The Same Imaginary Place"

If you come home, and I have gone into hiding because I kidnapped Ira and I can never go out into the world again, don't be too surprised.

Today we had the beanbag and these big pillows on th ground so that the kids could have a little rest time [we had been playing outside for about 20 minutes and that was enough to put them all on the verge of passing out] and watch Toy Story. Ellis likes to call it Buzz Lightyear Saves Woody, but I think that really misses the point of the film.

Anyway, Ira was getting really tired, as were most of the kids who had been there almost 4 hours, and he was kind of whiny. I heard him crying and motioned him over to me where I was sitting at one of our little tables, me and Brandi and Roni were gluing their craft project to orange construction paper. He walked up next to me and had tears on his face and sat in my lap.

"What's a matter, Ira? Tell me."
"Mary Cate has her feet on my pillow."
"Well we can share the pillows, we can fit two friends on each pillow, so can we try to share?"
"But you are stupposed to sweep on my piwwow."
"I have to finish gluing your fish to the paper so that you can give it to your mommy!"
"But you'wre too fawr away."

So I went and laid down on the pillow next to Ira and he fell asleep on my arm. When his mommy came, I woke him up and he got so excited and ran to his mommy and yelled "I missed you mommy!!" and handed her the fish. I walked out into the hallway when he left, because he was the last one to leave, and he saw me and said, "Wait mommy I didn't hug Miss Genny!" and he ran from down the hall into my arms and hugged me and said he loved me.

Why did I think I ever needed(sodesparately) the kind of love I had(orthoughtIalwayshad), when there was that kind of love(unconditionalperfect) in the world for me?

This is my Monday night.
VBS was really fun.
I really wish you were here.

<3gen