A couple of years ago, my mom sent up a kid’s book for Jake. It was about a mother who, every night, would sneak into her son’s room while the boy was sleeping and give him a kiss. Which is all well and good, except this book showed the mother
1. Actually belly-crawling along the floor, hiding in curtains, and that type of thing; and
2. Continuing to do this even after her son was grown and moved out of the house.
I told Mom I found the book actually kind of creepy.
She said it was probably her favorite kids’ book ever.
I’m a terrible son.
Anyway, I bring this up ’cause tonight caught me creeping into the boys’ rooms about midnight and kissing both of them on the head while they slept. Though I think I was secretly hoping they’d wake up. I’ve been down FedLand way – Maryland and VA, with a side trip to DC for breakfast one morning. Great trip. Good professionally, and enjoyable. Hit it off with my boss and our sponsors.
Running’s been pretty good – made 5+ on Saturday, 6-ish on Monday, and 5-ish on Tuesday. We were staying up by BWI, and there’s a great trail around the airport. Wish I’d taken pictures – if you’ve flown into Baltimore/Washington Int’l, you’ll recall that the airport is up on kind of a plateau. The view kind of goes on over the rolling hills of the Pax River valley, and the sunsets were nothing short of spectacular. Plus, the Maryland Highway department isn’t mowing, likely to save gas, and the wildflowers were everywhere.
Hope everyone’s having a great week. Two more t-ball games…
We have the same book and I’ve read it to both our children.
It was our son’s favorite book when he was smaller.
Our daughter is soon going to be 19 and I have to resist the urge to sneek into her room and give her a kiss when she’s sleeping:-)
that mom does sound creepy – i guess it wasn’t a Berenstain Bears book – our fav “spooky old tree”. the little monsters look so peaceful and sweet while asleep you cant help but kiss them.
Many years ago, I worked at a public library in a small southern town. As a part of our National Library Week celebration, we had an evening book reading, and the public was invited to attend. The readers were local “celebrities” like the mayor, a local poet, a local historian, and a retired teacher who was locally regarded as EVERYONE’s favorite, among others. I don’t remember what everyone read, but the teacher read the book you describe in your post. It was the runaway hit of the evening. Everyone was touched and moved by the story and I at least viewed the crawling mother as a goofy, fun touch. It has been one of my favorite children’s books ever since…;-)