Do you have friends you can catch up with effortlessly? Friends that are supportive, interested, interesting and easy to be around? Maybe you see them frequently, maybe you see them rarely, but you always enjoy when you do see them.
I have two friends I met through other friends. When we initially met, we got along well but we didn't have a real overlapping of friends and didn't see each other often. It wasn't until one of the three suggested we have a ladies lunch together that we became closer friends. We each have multiple children, and we each have our own lives, but we like to get together every few months for another lunch date. Sometimes there is a gaggle of kids involved, sometimes there are none. Either way, we get a chance to catch up.
Today we had two-thirds of a gaggle of children. We each understood we could listen to the other person's story about piano lessons, family vacations, home schooling, etc. while tending to a hungry, cranky or antsy child. It was a hectic lunch. It was a long lunch. But we got caught up and and had fun throughout.
As I was driving home I found myself smiling. Smiling because as crazy as it was, it was also relaxing to be with these two friends. We are all three different. We've taken different paths with our children, our hobbies, our passions. But we're supportive of each other. Supportive in a non-critical, non-judgmental way. It's nice to be around friends who accept you for you, and are happy for you, no matter what path you take.
The Big Boy Update: Febrile. He's been hoarse, but no other symptoms. Last night he didn't want dinner and then we realized he had a low fever. Out of school today and tomorrow as well because he needs to be twenty-four hours without a fever before coming back to school. Of course, an hour after some ibuprofen and he's running around causing pandemonium in the basement, but rules are rules. When I spoke with the school administrator, she said, "Toddler Plague has arrived." Her son went through it last year. Right now, there are two or three known bugs circulating through the two Toddler Houses at school. Fortunately, we got the fever one and not the stomach flu one.
The Tiny Girl Chronicles: Chocolate Toast. Okay, hazelnut toast. Nutella! I've never had it before but my mother-in-law brought some over recently. It's like liquid chocolate and you get to put it on bread-type items. My daughter thought it was great. Great in her mouth, great on her nose, great in her ear, great in her hair...
Someone Once Said: A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond measure.
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