It's so quiet!

I had forgotten how quiet my house can be. And clean at the same time :-) The timing for this day is just fluky. The cleaning lady came yesterday and then last night we had a birthday party for Bubby (I'm sure his mama will post about it later when she has time.) And as soon as the party food was put away, Bubby and all his family loaded up the car and left for a visit with out of state relatives. Leaving me with a clean house. And today, my only daycare baby who can walk (and who is, therefore, capable of making any kind of mess--if you don't count spit-up, which is something they all do very well) is out of town. The only folks here just eat, sleep, poop, grin and play for just a minute, then sleep some more (and poop some more). No one is screaming "NO" because you breathed on him, no one is slamming doors on his brother's fingers, no one is promising you that "I ready to obey" when obedience is the last thing on his mind, there is no "KISS ME, I'M GLUTEN FREE!" Just quiet. It's really nice.....and yet......oh, my, I do miss them.

Last night, while they were packing the car for the trip, I sat and held the Cream Puff for awhile. And she decided she would kiss me. A lot. She grabbed my hair (ouch!) and pulled it really hard so she could get up close to rub her slobbery mouth all over my cheeks and chin and neck. It was so gross--slimy and wet. I would wipe my face dry with her dress and she would kiss me again. We were both laughing so hard. Sweet, sweet, sloppy, precious baby kisses. When she goes to live in the pink room in her big new house, she will be mad at me for disappearing. And I will miss her.