Friday, April 15, 2011
Yesterday was an even more stressful day than usual for Ceecee at work. They tend to get that way the closer to the end of the school year it gets.
I knew she needed something to pick her up and I came up with an idea as the day went on. She’s a kid at heart, so I decided to let her get out of her “grown-up” responsibilities and just let her be a “kid” for a while.
During my free period on the afternoon, I ran over to the dollar store and picked up some sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and a coloring book and crayons.
After work, we went to this little hole in the wall place downtown that has the best greasy sandwiches in town (yes, we’re not supposed to be eating that stuff) and got orders to go. then we walked to a nearby park where I gave her the things I bought and let her “play.”
The park is adjacent to the local Double A baseball team’s stadium and we saw that they were getting ready to have a game, so we walked over and bought tickets, purely on spontaneity. It was a great afternoon and evening of fun, and it just came out of loving her and knowing her so well. It was simple and inexpensive, but it made memories and reinforced my love and the idea that I will always be there for her.
The Restoration Tour 