KNOWING IT WOULD BE A LATE NIGHT FOR JEFF, I DECIDED TO SURPRISE THE LITTLE LADY WITH A PEDICURE AFTER THE LITTLE MAN WAS DOWN. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT IT WAS SHE WHO WOULD REVEAL THE SWEETEST OF SURPRISES TO ME. OUR CONVERSATION WENT A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
Me: "Char, would you like me to paint your toes tonight?"
LL: "Ah...sure! Tonight?"
Me: "Yes, tonight." (while laying out the necessary tools for pampering)
LL: "Um...you painted my toes pink yesterday night. I wanted my toes blue."
Me: "Oh sorry." (while rising to fetch dark blue polish)
A few moments pass, as I remove her pink polish and clip her tiny toe nails.
LL: "Mommy, maybe I can be a mommy like you when I am older."
Me: "Yes! You will be a wonderful mother." (With heart swelling)
LL: "I will?" (beaming)
Me: "Yes, you will." (in full confidence)
LL: "Then I won't be a Charlotte anymore; I will be a mommy."
Me: "You can be Charlotte AND a mommy just like I am a mommy and Becky." (in amusement)
LL: "Oh. I think you should have blue toes, too, like me. We will be the same."
Yes, sweet girl...
the more I get to know you, I am realizing just how similar we are.
Precious! Love that picture.
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