With every lesson learned a line upon your beautiful face...

How do I even begin to explain what a whirlwind this past week was? I worked both jobs mostly all week, but did manage to get in a trip to Knoxville to play with Kite. She is SO silly and I love her more that I could ever begin to explain. At one point I made myself cry because I looked at her, with her sweet innocent demeanor and heart-melting grin and wondered how ANYONE could ever hurt a child. I swear I could just hold her in my arms forever and never get tired of it. She's my flesh and blood and she is PERFECT. It's hard to believe how much she's grown in the past year. She's getting more and more independent every time I see her, and although it makes me sad that she's growing so quickly, I am so excited for her to experience the world through those bright beautiful eyes. There were times when she'd reach out and try to tickle me and she'd do silly shakey movements when I would kiss her. I wish she could someday realize how perfect those moments are to me.

I have a day off tomorrow and I couldn't be more elated. I'm going to clean, cook, and relax.