warm & cozy

We enjoyed our first fire in our new fireplace on this extremely chilly evening! David sat down on the end of the couch in front of it and gazed at it for awhile before he dropped right off to sleep. Tabasco wandered in and settled right in front of the fireplace as if he'd FINALLY found where he was meant to be. The fire is out now and we're settling into bed, and Tabasco elected to sleep in Dennis' room. We don't know why. David and I have both stepped on him in the middle of the night on our way to the bathroom, and I suppose he figures that being stepped on by Dennis will hurt less.

When we lit the log in the fireplace, Dennis reeled off a long list of fire safety rules. After a half hour, he wanted to go outside and inspect the chimney. Since I remembered (too late) that we are under a fire weather warning, I accompanied him outside and we checked everything out. No sparks anywhere. He also wanted us to put the fire out after an hour or so, saying that we'd had enough and we needed to make sure it was out before bedtime.

We return to school tomorrow. Dennis is so ready, and I am technically prepared but maybe not mentally so. My break from 8 two-year-olds bought me intense one-on-one time with one four-year-old. He talked nonstop for our whole break! He needed constant attention and me or David as his playmates. I'm glad he will see his friends again. Maybe if I hadn't spent a good 2/3 of the vacation sick, I'd be more anxious to return to work! I admit that I'm excited about seeing my class again!

Dennis told me tonight "you're a pretty hot-looking person!". I suppose this is his way of calling me a hot mama, and I thanked him profusely and kissed him into fits of giggles. His giggles are the best sound in the world!