Apologies

Zoë and Josephine were building a fort around our dining room table and climbing in and out from underneath. I was out of sight, washing dishes or some other fun task.

I heard a pretty loud "bonk" and Josephine immediately said, "Sorree."

Zoë responded, "That's okay, you didn't make me hit the table. I did it myself."  There was a brief pause and then she said, "I mean, I should probably say sorry to myself...

Sorry self. I didn't mean to hurt you."

There was so much sincerity in her voice and it was such a simple apology. It made my heart burn and I realized I need to say those very words to myself much more often.

So long, farewell, good-bye

After a long afternoon of swimming at a friend's house, we had said our farewells and the girls had given multiple hugs and fist bumps.

As we pulled away, our host gave us one final wave and we all returned the gesture. I'm not sure what it is about one final wave after a lengthy goodbye, but it's kind of the best.