mimi has been learning that Ozzy is her brother, but not my brother. he is my son. but not her son. and that my mom is not mom to her but her grandmother. etc. she is learning that we have different relationships with people in our family and we call them by different names. so, for the past few months, i'll hear her try out these words. when her maternal grandmother calls on the phone and wishes to speak to her, she'll ask me, oh, is it your mom or dad's mom? when she came home from Korean school this morning i told her to come in quietly because Ozzy was napping and she calls out to Rob, "your wife says to be quiet." when i tell mimi to go tell daddy dinner is ready she says, "but i dont know where he is! where is your husband?"
this year was a particularly difficult year to plan mimi's birthday. after rob's dad became terminally ill, i didnt think it was good time for a party for mimi and her friends, so we decided it was best to skip a party this year and just have a quiet family dinner out. then after dad passed and we slowly started to get back into our routines again, we all began to feel bad about not having a party for mimi, so we decided to have a party after all...although, a much belated party. mimi said she really wanted to have a party here at the house. she really really really wanted it here, so i told her she could, if she kept it small. since she was turning seven, i allowed her to invite seven friends. then i tasked her with thinking up a theme, and she finally settled on a favorite book series of hers called Rainbow Magic . how perfect...each of the book sets in the series showcases 7 fairies, whether they be the rainbow fairies, the gem fairies, the party fai...
I just howled at the office over this one. I need to move to Caribbean Court...asap!
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