My Smart Little Sweet Thing

I am working late again today.  I mean really late, say after 11:00 pm.  I figure if I work late I'll miss seeing the kids so I might as well work very late to get more writing done. 

I called home at 9:30 pm, just before the light goes out and they have to hit the bed.  The first thing that came out of Artimus was, "Mommy, I want you to come home and sleep in your own bed."  Well, where else could I go?  I promised her I would not sleep in my office, and I would sleep in my own bed.  Ethan asked what I was doing.  I explained that I have work I must finish.  Then we "hugged" and "kissed" over the phone before we hung up.  It's a bedtime ritual that I can't let them forget.

Artimus and Ethan are really growing up.  I am learning that they could live without me, even if they really miss me.  This is a good thing.