Ever have one of those days that leaves you sitting in a corner crying? Alexis had one of them today. The reason isn't important, but do know that she wasn't the only one who had that sort of day and everyone told the same story, so. So ... something will come of it.
ANYWAY.
Alexis had a very bad, no good, awful day. As she piled into the car when I picked her up at her after-school program, she told the story of why she had a bad day. Relaying the tale brought about a new round of tears.
So many tears.
All of the tears.
As Alexis was trying to pull herself back together, Mila sat buckled in her car seat. Miss Mila usually spends that time yelling at everyone because nobody ever lets her eat. I mean, seriously. We pack her a lunch every day, but she swears that she will pass out dead from hunger the very second she gets in the car because FOOOOOOD. NOBODY GIVES HER FOOOOOD. EVER. (Not even 10 minutes earlier when it's snack time at daycare. Just because I sometimes see food entering her mouth doesn't mean anyone lets her eat. Obviously.)
Today, however, Mila was silent. Then, instead of yelling about how she wanted to eat, Mila looked over at her crying sister and asked, "You okay?" She asked it again and again, parroting the words she often hears when she is upset and crying.
Alexis, of course, couldn't help but smile at her baby sister's concern. A smile led to a "yes, thank you" led to a "you're welcome" led to a bigger smile led to a laugh and before you know it, they were both laughing so hard tears were running down their faces.
Happy tears. Not the other ones that were hanging around when we started the drive.
I'm so very glad the girls have somebody who can turn a terrible day into non-stop laughter. I'm even more glad that their somebodies are each other.
