Our Thursdays are our most special days together. Matt and I both have very busy schedules, but Thursday is our day off. Day in and out we are with the 24 other children at CdE. Many of them call us Mommy and Daddy, and it is very hard for her to share us. Thursdays are usually very laid back for us. Most of the time we try to not even come to the Casa campus. However, we are staying here with my parents, so we are on the casa campus.
We made plans to leave early enough to go to town to get donuts, and knew that we would stay for lunch too. It doesn't really matter what we do on Thursdays, they are just our special days. While there are few parks with playgrounds here, almost all fast food restaurants and malls have nice playgrounds, so there is almost always a time in the day that Haley gets to run and play.
I mentioned earlier Haley gets a little jealous sometimes of the other kids and the fact that she has to share the attention. We always try to let her know how special she is to us and that while we help care for the other kids, she is OURS. Thursdays help a lot with the reassurance that she is our special girl, that no matter what we are there for her, and that she comes before the other kids. Our days off are always full of laughter and usually involve something special like a donut or ice cream. I cherish our day off, and instead of looking forward to the weekend, I am always looking forward for my Thursday. Thank God for Thursdays!
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