you read right! last night, our smoke alarms went off - and i plead guilty to that one. i burned my toasts! silly, huh? such a simple task to complete and i blew it! you'll know why as you continue reading this piece ... and a lot more to go along with "smoke" in my eyes.
you see, alexander ran a high fever yesterday which prompted me to stay at home with him ... he specifically asked mommy to stay and give him some TLC (tender loving care) to get better. and with that, my mommy instinct went on high gear - give the best care ever to my son ... in short, pamper him! and mind you, pamper him, i did! i was at the beck of his call whenever he needs any small assistance - supply of milk, water, juice, hot choco, extra warm covers, read a book with him, watched videos with him, sang silly songs with him and shared big hugs even (he loves hugs) - pretty much all there is to it with TLC.
also, i noticed that after breakfast yesterday, he was a bit "clingy" that he'd hang around me all the time - whether in the kitchen or in the laundry room as i'd sort out our laundry ... he was always on the lookout as to my whereabouts. he made me promise not to leave him behind ... not to go anywhere else but be close by or sit by his bed even when he's sleeping ... he wants me close by ... all the time! so, i promised him that i will be right home where he wants me to be. to that he said, "good ... don't ever leave me again". his remark was sort of a surprise -then it struck me - i had been away whole week of last week on a business trip and our only communication was short phone calls in the morning before he went to school and in the evening to say our goodnights before going to bed. i suddenly felt very guilty. without much elaboration, i somehow understood how he must have missed me while i was away - physically, mentally and socially. that was my first "smoke" yesterday - i got teary eyed as i watched him rest and slept realising how he must have felt during my absence. i'm sure having his dad is pretty cool, too (i knew of their "secret" activities when i am not around), but it's a different thing when mommy's present in the house.
towards the afternoon, i baked bread and small pastries. my husband arrived from work just in time as they were done for teatime. after tea, my boys were both tired that i sent them off for a nap - i thought i'd have enough time to prepare some light dinner before eight. so, i busied myself in the kitchen and started preparing some light dinner - chicken fajitas stuffed in pita bread! this dish is particularly easy ... sauteed chicken in veggies and chili sauce plus other spices, and i only need to have the pita bread warmed up - either in the oven or the bread toaster. yup, as you have guessed, i chose the toaster - fast and easy, or so i thought! before i knew it, the simplest of procedure went haywire - my toast was burning! even as i've pulled off the plug, the bread still continued to toast and burn sending thick white smoke all over the kitchen and in the process sent off our smoke warning system. this was followed by a lot of swearing and cussing. and this was my second "smoke" for the day - choking, annoying and irritating!
this of course was followed by a lot of drama, drama, drama.
anyway, in the end, my husband simply tossed the bread toaster, with the burnt black bread, down the garbage bin - we just couldn't release the bread from the toaster ... it was stucked! well, we ate our chicken fajitas sans the bread ...
fastforward: the last "smoke" in my eyes yesterday was when i was about to tuck my son in for the night after reading him a story. he whispered in my ear: "i love you mommy. thank you for taking care of me today. i forgive you for burning the bread". i let out a laugh and was again teary eyed ... i can't believe hearing this from my 6-year old child! i gave him the warmest and tightest big hug i could muster ... very close to crying - gee, messy mousey me!
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