A little R & R

Last week Emma and Leah had more laser surgery on their cheeks and noses. And this time, the doctor really turned up the heat, leaving them with bright red dots on their faces. Kind of like Pippi Longstocking freckles. So I, being sensitive to being in that kind of situation, offered to let the girls stay home from school the next day. They took me up on that.

I called Melissa later that afternoon to give her the report. Once she caught wind of the fact that Emma and Leah were going to be home from school the next day, she immediately snatched them up to "babysit" Porter. She had a bathroom that needed some major attention--difficult with an energetic, attention-hungry 3 year old. It was a win-win situation. Melissa could get something done, and Emma and Leah had something to do.

The girls, I hear, were very helpful. Not once did Melissa have to come downstairs to put out any fires (both figurative and literal), and Emma and Leah even made lunch for Porter and Macey after Macey got home from school. And in the end, there was even a little monetary reward. All in a day's work.

The rest of the afternoon was filled with Dancing with the Stars, a trip to Walmart for some fabric, and working on the assignments their teacher had emailed me. By the end of the day, they were both ready to go back to school.

***Side bar*** Andrew's comment when finding out that Emma and Leah to play with Porter all morning? "That's not fair! I want to play with Porter!" Do you also want to have painful laser surgery that leaves embarrassing marks all over your face? Way to overlook the negative and accentuate the positive, Andrew!

The next morning, the spots still hadn't faded, but armed with some quick answers to anyone who might try to make fun, Emma and Leah left for school with smiles on their faces. And they survived. There were several comments, but they rolled right off their backs. What a pair of troopers.