Rich takes Caleb to work

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Last night Rich hesitated and thought about it and then told me, “I’m going to take Caleb to work with me tomorrow.”  And once he sets his mind to do something, he does it.

Caleb had already been put to bed for the night, but wasn’t asleep, so Rich went downstairs to get him.

The two of them walked all around the house together (I was dead tired), hunting and gathering stuff for The Big Day.  They carefully chose some clothes for Caleb, socks, shoes.  “Where’s your backpack, Caleb?”  Caleb went off to get it, “I found my Thomas one, but there MIGHT be a spider in it.  Check.”  The backpack was checked and proclaimed Free of Spiders.  By the time it was packed with toys, books, coloring books, and crayons it could hardly be carried at all.

It was late and I finally interrupted the endless preparations and begged, “Please, will you two settle down and go to sleep now?”  Caleb was tucked in on the couch to sleep for the night and his Dad came in with me. heart

Morning came all too soon (I was restless last night, ugh)….and in the dark I opened my eyes to dimly see Rich leading Caleb through our room, on silent feet so as not to disturb Mama and baby sister.

“What is he doing in here?”  I said, (lovingly).

“I’m going to give him a bath.”

I thought that was just too much and so I got up to enjoy the show.  Caleb was ushered into the bathroom to be scrubbed and washed by his Dad.  From behind the closed door I could hear water running and little moans coming from him (Caleb, not Dad) now and then.  (It was 6 in the morning).  I went out to drink coffee on the couch in front of the fire and soon Caleb emerged, pink and clean, with a towel sort of around his middle.  He was bright eyed and happy.  “I gotta get dressed now.”  I showed him his clothes.  “What’s THIS shirt?”  “It’s a nice warm one that Daddy picked out for you.”  “I LOVE warm shirts!”  

As I helped Caleb get himself dressed, Rich came out all ready to go, handsome as can be.

It was time to put on the shoes.

Caleb’s sneakers were a struggle to get on.  “Rich, they’re too small, the poor thing!  He can’t wear shoes that are too tight.”

Caleb said, “I LOVE tight shoes!”

I have a feeling Caleb loves everything this morning because he gets to go to work with his Dad.

I asked him if he was eating breakfast at home or McDonald’s.  He didn’t have to think about it.   “McDonald’s! What do they have there for breakfast?”  “Pancakes.”  “Oh, I’ll have pancakes,” he decided.

They went out the door with their work bags on their shoulders, even though Caleb could just barely manage his.

Caleb is our most talkative child and I have images of him following Rich’s co-workers around, talking their ears off.  He will be quite amusing I’m sure.  

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, so I imagine the office will be emptyish.  It will be an easier day of work for Rich and that’s why he was able to take along his little buddy.

I was outside when they drove away down the road, and I got to wave and smile and enjoy the moon.

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  3. Sounds like they will have a great day together! Its amazing how exciting and fun being up extra early can be when there’s a reason for it that’s really out of the ordinary!

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  5. oh my goodness, what a wonderful experience for Caleb. I love that your Rich is willing to have these kinds of moments with your dear children and give them some of his day to see and try to understand. I love the montage of the morning and i especially love the joy in his eyes as he leaves with Daddy. what an awesome trip. can’t wait to hear about it..and Thanksgiving 😉

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  13. Making memories!!  That is awesome.  He will have LOTs to talk about after work today.  (then again, he’ll probably fall asleep after his “workday” at the office).

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  14. Aw. how sweet! I can tell Caleb is super excited. No doubt he’ll remember this for always. Can’t wait to hear how work with dad was. : ) Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!!!

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  15. How sweet that your middle is having this experience with his Dad! He will have much to share when he returns home, I am certain.Have a wonderful day tomorrow!I am baking pies and rolls for a family dinner at the home of my sister in law.We have no one coming home, so we are joining with her family.Thanks for stopping by earlier.Dawn xo

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  20. I loved living through the sweet excitement with you and Caleb this morning. Wonderful, sweet time with Daddy. We are prepping for Thanksgiving…mostly cleaning today. Bob will bake some pies this evening. David is supposed to be doing dishes but is trying to perfect his “moon walk” right this minute, wearing a track down the hallway I think.

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  23. how fun! I have memories of going to work with my dad-and even though it wasn’t terribly exciting-it was great 🙂 that’s way back in the day when we didn’t have a computer at home but got to play games all day at work-solitaire and minesweeper 🙂

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