Because I’m working so many hours this week

(not complaining, I promise!)

I haven’t gotten to see the fabulous five much this week.

MacKenzie’s in Knoxville, but I’ll see her this weekend.

Aviean is at the beach with her grandmother.

Angelina, Juliana and Olivia are here in town,

just not here in my arms since I’m in overtime.

I was running some errands for work this morning

and suddenly I just couldn’t stand it anymore.

I had to see those little girls, even if it meant going by their daycare.

My student worker / college girl, Lizy, was with me

and was very happy when I told her about

the “errand” I was adding to our to-do list.

My college girls love the fabulous five little girls.

But, then again, how could they help loving them?

– — –

When we got there, I almost ran inside

because I couldn’t wait to see them!

Angelina was mildly happy to see me,

but then again, she was in the middle of a Silly Bandz transaction

which, as we all know, definitely trumps me.

Olivia grabbed her “pwicture” to show me,

and I was properly proud of it.

But Juliana, that little middle child!

She jumped into my arms and said

“I WUV YOU!!!”

When I put her back down on the ground,

she pulled her ears out to the side,

filled her cheeks with air

and made a monkey face at me.

So, I made one back at her, naturally.

– — –

Last night, I had worked a lot of hours and was going to bed.

And I thought about how I kind of do life on my own

in a lot of ways.

I’m not complaining; it’s just how life has worked out.

But I was laying in bed, thinking about how I wish

I had things to come home to sometimes.

Don’t get me wrong, Snuggles y Cuddles are terrific

but everybody wants to do life with somebody else.

And so I think that’s why I had tears in my eyes today

as I pulled out of the daycare,

the workers probably thinking I’m silly

for having stopped by in the middle of the morning.

It’s just that it’s wonderful, you know,

to have something to love.