Just another perfect day

Surprisingly, at 11:00 at night after an evening of non stop work since the time i got home from work, i have energy to sit down and reminisce about the day. The day started pretty smoothly. Get up early, get kids ready for preschool/daycare, drop them off, start a good work day at work and so on. Brisan had a great day at daycare, always flirting with the ladies making him a favorite among all of his teachers. It's so comforting to see him reach for them when we go in the morning. Still he cries when i leave but i hear he recovers quick. The evening hours get a little tough. When we get home, both kids are tired, cranky and hungry.

Brisan can barely keep his eyes open while i scramble to cook his meal, feed and get him ready for bed. Besa on the other hand is on a different agenda. While eating is not on her list, she likes to be in the kitchen and play with her brother as i'm feeding him. I try hard to nicely explain how it makes my job very hard with her in our face, but i may as well be explaining it to the wall. Tonight especially she decided that since she is not eating, Brisan would be her toy and stuff toys on his high chair and tease him.

Let's just say that the action i took, which involves the threat of "the garage" made her understand the meaning of bad choices have bad consequences. I'm not exactly proud of my garage method but i feel it's better than some other methods. I was saddened a little when she asked Ben instead of me to read her in bed for the night. Obviously the parenting choices have consequences for me too : ) Ben really enjoys reading to her and i think she may notice a slight accent from me so it could be a technical preference anyways. Although, Ben just told me that he read to her in Albanian, so go figure. All and all, well taken care of kids, well fed, lots of play time, well fed adults, exhausted mami and babi, makes for a perfect perfect day for me.