"But Why?!"

"But Why?"

It's what I hear over and over and over again throughout the day as I move. Each movement is questioned, for instance, "Why are you fixing dinner?" "Because soon it will be time to eat!" "But why?!" It is said loudly and will glee and some excitement even. I get pretty tired and exasperated at times, but try to keep cheery about it. But dang, after all day of narrating and explaining each move I make throughout the day, I'm pretty tired by the end of it.

On Wednesday morning, I'd planned to take Libby out to breakfast, but it was far too cold and windy to have to get moving so quickly. And it had snowed overnight just a bit! So, a bit of breakfast first, as we wouldn't want to break our routine, before Libby wanted to go outside. There wasn't much snow to begin with, but there was even less by the time we got bundled enough to go out in it.

So the snow was gone pretty early, but it was quite miserable outside. We played a bunch inside and I got a few minor chores done. Then, I was quite determined that we were going to eat at least one meal out! So I faked her out with a trip by the dry cleaners and Home Depot (though she loves that place) before springing on her the option to go to Chick-fil-a for lunch. Surprise, surprise- she took me up on it! She was adorable and ate her lunch like such a big girl. She quite, thoroughly, enjoyed her time on the indoor slide and play set (which was my real point in going.)

Otherwise, she has a cold and has gone to nap early this week - asking to go before 2 p.m. each day. She asked in the car on the way home from school even today! So I didn't make her finish her lunch (it looked like she'd done a pretty good job anyway) and put her right to bed. Daddy comes home tonight and we're all very excited as it should be his last overnight trip out of town for awhile. Yay! In these last weeks of mainly just being "us girls" here at the house, though, I've put things that weren't absolutely necessary, to the side. I've tried to just enjoy Libby as a person and our time together as much as possible and despite challenging moments of her being three and my being impatient, it's been so enjoyable. She's growing and changing every day. She's so funny! She's very patient with me when I'm having trouble understanding a word. She'll say it about three times and then find another way to describe what she's trying to get me to understand - and it almost always works! She teaches me so much every day. I sometimes wish I was a faster learner! I love her with all my heart and soul. I want her to know it deep inside and in as many ways as possible.

Before school today. She's turning in to such a big girl!