I Capture the Castle

On Saturday morning I sneaked in an hour after breakfast to finish reading a book I'd started a couple days previously, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. It's one of those stories that draws you in, a stay up til 4AM reading it to find out what happens next (okay, so that's how almost all really good books for me because I have such little self-control when it comes to reading). I retreated to my room, fluffed up all the pillows, locked myself in and savored the last 50 pages of a fabulous book, read by the fresh morning light. Mmmmm. A lovely way to start the weekend off.

Evalyn had finally discovered my hiding spot and gotten bored with Daddy's entertainments. I unlocked the door and she came in all chitter chattering away. I stepped into the bathroom to get a drink and when I came out I found this sweet little scene.



Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? She was so cute cuddled up in he spot I 'd vacated for not even a minuteI scooted down the hall to grab the camera before I lost the moment. It melted my little heart to see her cuddled up in "Mommy's spot" like that. Oh how I love my precocious girl. She was my shadow all morning long, taking a shower in Mommy's shower after I'd had mine (I think she washed her hair four times before she was finally done).

I love it when she's in a pal around mood. Makes me feel like I'm the sun in her universe instead of the dark cloud I can sometimes be (ie bad mommy days). Or that I'm her "rock star" as Matt used to say when Evalyn was a tiny baby. She only had eyes for me. I got the smiles and coos and excited looks from her whenever she'd catch a glimpse of me passing through the room. I was simply the coolest thing she could imagine and her most favorite person to be with, she couldn't get enough of me.