Duly Noted

Madeleine has a tendency to slip off to bed when she's tired, even in the middle of the day, without saying a word. This shouldn't surprise anyone, but it's new for me, and it has taken a bit of time to get used to it.

On Saturday, I was home with the children, and suddenly I realized that Madeleine was "gone". It took me a few minutes to think to look in her room under the covers, and during that benighted interim, I panicked quite fiercely. In fact, finally, at my wits' end, I said something I don't normally say out loud:

"Where the heck is Madeleine?!!!"

In response, Daniel was very gentle in his diligent remark - not so much chastising me as just making sure that I was aware of the misdeed:

Daddy, just so you know, you said a bad word.

(January 14, 2012)