New Morning Ritual

Every morning our alarms go off alternately between 6 am and 6:30. We take turns hitting the snooze buttons and making sure that Kae answers to various "Are you up?" and "Good morning" comments made through her door. Light on? Then there's a good chance she's up. At 6:30 I throw on some socks and shuffle out to the living room couch. There I'll find Kae dressed and ready for school, laying under a random blanket or comforter. She lifts her feet when she hears me coming and I slide under the blanket and snuggle up with my favorite kid. These are my the best ten minutes of every morning. It's just little chat of what's going on in school or after, but it's still wonderful to have those ten cuddly minutes every morning before she's off to school. I hope it lasts all year.