Warm your heart with this.

Eureka! I just had one of those moments. You know, the one where you think (briefly) that you are not making a botch of parenting and might actually be doing something right.

Today is the last day of school before Christmas. Kirk was very eager to get to the bus stop, because if you leave early, you get out of school early, right? This 7 year-old boy logic. Anyway, he was putting on his coat and his backpack (which he left in a heap by the front door) and Suzanne was standing there watching the whole thing. I went into the kitchen for my second cup of coffee and heard this little exchange...

Kirk to Suzanne: "Goodbye, I love you, give me kisses!"

Mom to Kirk: "Goodbye, honey, I love you!"

Kirk to Mom: "Mom, I wasn't talking to you!"

Clearly all his love is reserved, at least this morning, for Suzanne. And I think that is fine and dandy. He didn't even seem to mind that she was standing there wearing nothing but his UofO Jersey. And for once she didn't get annoyed that he gets to leave for school before her. She's going to be really irked next week when we don't get on the bus at all...

We are also going to hockey tonight, which is always a good time. We are going to take one of Kirk's friends and Kirk has decided to use some of his own money to buy snacks. He has a bank that was given to him by his Grandma Della that is filled with dollar bills, also given to him by his Grandma Della (she sticks a dollar in every card she sends). Since I'm not very forthcoming with bucks for snow cones and cotton candy, he's going to spend a few of his own and treat his friend.

Suzanne loves hockey and is really getting into the cheers. The best one is the one that they do whenever they make a goal. Haven't had much practice with that, unfortunately, because the Winter Hawks really stink this year, but we are always hopeful that the next game will be the one where they pull it together and make some goals. Suzanne will be happy as long as she gets to hug the mascot, Tom-A-Hawk. Cute name, eh?