Wednesday got off to a rough start. For many reasons it was just a chaotic morning.
It was also "Mom’s
and Muffins" day and David needed to dress in a white shirt and black pants like
a waiter. We went back and forth about the long sleeve shirt he didn’t want to
wear. He packed a shirt to change in to and we headed out the door.
I dropped the boys off at car pool and went home thinking there would be enough time to shower and get dressed up before the
mother’s day festivities. I walked in the house, set my purse down, grabbed a diet coke
and checked my phone to make sure what time I needed to be back at the school.
It was now 8:40 and David’s reading restaurant started at
8:20. My heart sank. I threw on a dress, pulled my hair back, grabbed Ruby and
sped back to the school unshowered and without a stitch of make up.
Rushing down the hall, all I could see was David waiting
with his teacher in his chef’s hat. He was looking down the hallway with his
big brown eyes. He was looking for his momma who was late.
His teacher was so sweet to cut my apologies short, refocusing
my attention on the sweet welcome from David, “Welcome to the reading
restaurant” he said “I’ll be your waiter. Let me show you to your table.”
David read pages from whichever journal I chose off of his reading
menu. He’s made amazing progress this year and has beautiful handwriting. My eyes welled up with tears. Hugging him tightly I whispered, “David, I’m
so sorry I was late.” He leaned into my hug and said, “It’s okay mom. You were
right on time.”
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