Ice and Sunshine

I wanted to mark today as a reminder to myself that not all days are rough. My mum always tells me to 'bank the good days' because sometimes, when it's day after day of not much sleep and things not going so smoothly, it all seems to blend into one big mess.

 

Today has been good so far. And even though I was up 4 or 5 times last night, Millie decided to wake up at 5:30am. And I could have been really annoyed, and thrown the bag in by 6am - but I didn't. Instead, I got up, got everyone dressed and made the most of the morning. And I think the best part of this morning has been Anna settling in to school today.

 

Yesterday, she went a little crazy. Over the past few months, dropping Anna off at school has been difficult - she had been getting very distressed and yesterday was the peak of it. She screamed and kicked, and with one of her teachers trying to hold her down, her other teacher got a swift kick to the head. It was not a nice morning.

 

Today, I managed to get her there at 7:30. There were only 4 other kids, and it was quiet. She happily gave Vicky a cuddle (the Child Care manager) and got to name the new fish 'Bubbles' (I was quite proud of that actually - Vicky asked her 'What should we name our new fish?', and she suggested 'Bubbles'). She gave me a kiss and cuddle goodbye, and she was happy. And so was I.

 

I got home and got some shots of Amelie on my bed. The sunshine coming through my window this morning was gorgeous, fresh and crisp. The temperature outside is cold, ice cold. But the sun is shining. It reminds me of Amelie. Her crystal eyes, sheer white skin and placid nature remind me of sunshine on snow. I call her my Snow White.

 

This has been a good morning. I'm banking this one.