The girls came home from daycare with only one question on their mind….”Where did Daddy go?”.  I was asked over and over and over and they were never happy with my answer. “Daddy is in Chicago” (for work for 4 long days). Standard response from Annabelle “No Daddy in Chicago. My Madison!”. Unfortunately B wasn’t able to sneak in a visit with Madison while he was there but he did promise the girls a little treat from the American Girl store.

I do believe the girls have taken pity on me while B is gone and they are on their very best behavior. Gwyneth has been her usual laid back self and Annabelle has been very helpful. We’ve even managed to keep the house in pretty good shape and stay on schedule, for the most part. We’ve had to get up about an hour earlier so I can get them to daycare and make it to work in a timely manner, but they haven’t put up a fight. In fact, they’ve been downright agreeable in the mornings. I guess ice cream and candy for breakfast really can make a difference….I kid, I kid. I have been letting them watch a bit more tv than I would like, but what the heck? I’m picking my battles this week and if a little Dora or Monsters Inc is what’s needed to keep order around here and keep my girls happy then so be it.

We spent most of the evening playing bakery. Annabelle received the Melissa and Doug cookie set for Christmas and it’s a huge hit. She asked Gwyneth and I to line up and we each got a turn picking a cookie. Annabelle asked each of us “Excuse me Miss, would you like a cookie?” and Gwyneth thought that was h.i.l.a.r.i.o.u.s.!! Gwyneth would then pretend to gobble up her cookies and then rub her little belly and say “mmmmmmm!”.   My girls had each other belly laughing. Annabelle told Gwyneth “Oh stop,GG. You so funny!”.  It’s fun to watch their little imaginations at work and see them play so well together.

We read books and Miss Gwyneth tried to get her Monkey to color with her. It was a really nice evening. The girls were very sweet, ate a big dinner (I promise I did wipe the spaghetti off their face…eventually), and gave each other big hugs and kisses before bed. They were both sad about not seeing their Daddy before bed and woke up asking for him again the next morning. Here’s hoping the next 4 days go by very quickly because we’re all missing him a lot!