the better thing

there are days when i'm proud of myself, that i have accomplished SO MUCH and it is ONLY lunchtime.  things like: two loads of laundry, vacuuming the house, cleaning BOTH bathrooms, brushing my teeth AND my hair, and wearing clothes (not necessarily in that order).  then, there are days (like today) when i only change out of my jammies after lunch and putting the baby down for her nap.  i'm not completely sure what causes this discrepancy, just that it exists and makes some of my days no cause for pride or celebration.  though, i must be honest, even if i may not be proud of my lack of...ambition?...finished chores?, there ARE days when i revel in the fact that i have spent the entire  morning/afternoon/day playing with my baby bean.  these are the days that i know that i have done the better thing - sowed into my daughter's life.  and, in the end, i won't remember the times my floors had crumbs on them, i won't think about my 'laziness', instead, i WILL remember how sweet ava looked as she and i played.

yesterday as curt and i unloaded the dishwasher, i caught him putting ava's bowls away into the cupboard like this.  when i asked him why, he answered, "because that's the way you like them."  i can't help loving him intensely for this, because, yes, i DO like them this way.  i will go out of my way to put her bowls back in alternating colors.  neurotic?  perhaps.  but all is not right with the world if ava's bowls are out of whack.