At about 2 P.M. today a feeling of overwhelming tiredness overcame my prego body and if I didn't lay down right then I might have keeled over with fatigue. Growing a baby is hard work. So I say to my little girl, "Let's me and you snuggle together in my bed and we can both have a snooze." She was game and I was surprised, but I wasn't going to argue with her. So we lay down and she tosses and turns for a while and then informs me she is going to go and lay down in her own bed. Smart girl. At this point I promptly fall asleep. Ava promptly sneaks into the living room to watch cartoons.
When I wake up a half hour later I'm in need of an ice cold beverage. So I look in my meager change purse and wonder at how fast my stash of quarters has seemed to dwindle. But all that matters is I have a buck. So Ava and I drive to get my beverage. On the return trip home Ava suddenly speaks up in a quiet voice:
"Mom...I have some sad news."
"You do?"
"Yeah. While you were laying down today I took some money out of your purse."
"Ah, then that explains it. I thought I was missing some quarters. Did you take my quarters?"
"Mom, I took lots of money."
I giggled. "Thank you for being honest with me, Ava. You're such a good girl."
"I thought you'd be mad."
"Next time just ask me if you want some money out of my purse."
"Well, you were sleeping and I didn't want to wake you."
I love that little girl. She is so much fun. And really her stealing my quarters or lots of money is really just payback for all the times I took quarters out of my Dad's quarter jar to go and get a Coke out of the pop machine. Only I never told him. That's my confession for the day. Sorry Dad.
3 comments:
Did she also borrow the car keys and make her own Diet Coke run while you were sleeping? That's what I would have done.
you were always such a rebel! And ava is a total crack up. I am glad she got your wit! It is ONE of my favorite things about you.
who didn't steal their dads change??? Ha ha I love that Ava. that is sad news.
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