Paybacks...

As demonstrated in my last post, kids are apt to challenge your patience and threaten your sanity on a daily - or sometimes hourly - basis. Every once in a while, however, God gives us the opportunity to have a little fun and get something in return, a reward of sorts for our hard work and headaches and our unconditional love and affection, which we lavish despite what those little boogers spring on us.

In this case, the reward comes at Alex's expense, but after yesterday's "eat everything" escapades, I feel much less guilty about taking advantage of this "opportunity" and am enjoying it even more now than I did before.