A Red Letter Day!

Some days just stand out more than others.  Today was one of them.  Nadia and I spent the entire afternoon together shopping, running errands, and driving around together with her at the wheel.  We had a few scary moments in the car, but the shopping went a lot better than expected.

Typically I refuse to shop with her.  I will pay her brother or sister to take her and get her what she needs.  But we have not been getting along and my motherly guilt was taking over.  I was going to make the sacrifice.

We shopped for school supplies, shoes, shoes, shoes, and more school supplies.  There was no whining, no complaining, lots of talking, and laughing.  It was an easy day.

I will remember this day for a while.  It will probably have to carry me through the next 5-10 days when she goes back to her "normal" self.  But for now, I am so happy that we were able to enjoy a day together.  It was really nice.