I am extremely lucky that at this moment Neko is not 16 and asking for a brand new car, because if she were, I would run right out and buy her something fast and fun and completely inappropriate. Which is saying a lot, because I believe that 16-year-olds shouldn’t really have their own cars, but if they do, they should be big and embarrassing. Lots of rust, a broken radio and the occasional backfire are a plus.
Tonight, when I returned home, there was an envelope on my pillow with drawings and letters that spelled out in a very four-year-old way, “MOMLVUY” which translates into “Mom love you”.
In the envelope, was Neko’s drawing of all the characters in her favorite new show, Word World, illustrated with rather amazing detail. And on the back, she attempted to spell the names of several of the characters (Bird, Bear, Sheep, Dog, Frog).
To show my gratitude, I crawled into bed with her and whispered a thank you in her ear. Even though she was still asleep, she curled her arm backwards and pulled her cheek next to mine. We laid there for some time, folded into one another, and I really can’t imagine that life gets much better than moments like that.