it's the thought that counts

Today was Cale's parent/teacher conference.  I scheduled it for 3:30 knowing that I'd have some time to kill after picking up Coby and Cale from school but it needed to be early so I could make it to Connor's baseball game (he leaves on the bus directly from school on game days).  I planned on hanging out in the car with the boys until the meeting but the boys reminded me that the book fair was going on....they thought they'd just head over to it while I was in my meeting!  haha....NO way was that going to happen.  I mean I know that Coby would be on his best bahavior, but Cale?  Well, I never know, lil stinker!  So, off we headed to the school library with 20 minutes to kill before my meeting.  We looked and looked and I finally told Cale that I'd buy him an $8 book and I told Coby (who had been off on his own most of the time) that I'd do the same for him.  He told me that he didn't need $8 but that he didn't have his money with him and asked if I would loan him $4 until we got home.  I pressed him to know why and he hesitated but finally told me that there was a flower pen he wanted to buy me for my birthday (which is on Friday).  Melt. my. heart.  I gave him the loan and he was so happy to have bought me something.  The whole way home he told me how he just wanted to make me feel special and that I always make him feel special....he just kept saying that he wanted me to feel that way too!  He told me that I'd have to wait until my birthday for my new pen but that once I got it, he hoped I'd think of him when I used it.  Oh, I love him so!!!!

Coby has voiced a lot of concern lately that I don't get a cake for my birthday.  Tonight I asked him if he'd like to make me one.  He was SO excited!!!!  Cale overheard the conversation and came in to say that Coby should make me an angel food cake (one of my favorite cakes ever!) because I'm an angel.  Haha....FAR from it, but it was cute and sweet for him to say.  That boy should be a politician!!!  He always says the right thing at the right time.

I love being a mom to the boys.  It's the hardest job ever for sure, but I am SO blessed by my little family.  I love that they love me so despite my many failings as a mom.

And so I don't forget...the conference went GREAT!  Cale is rocking school.  So thankful for that, too!