Made My Day

Yesterday evening, I logged on and found that Munchkin’s Mom was also online. After a quick exchange of proper hellos, she announced, “I have more videos!” This, of course, made me smile in itself. She’s been sending me videos pretty regularly for a few weeks now. I love each one.

It’s always a surprise to see what the videos are as she doesn’t preface them before sending. It’s like a surprise on my screen each time!

Last night? She sent me video of the Munchkin in her first Christmas pageant. She was a goat. An absolutely adorable goat, if I must be pressed for some detail. While you could argue that she would have been the cutest angel up there if she had been an angel, her Mom explained that the goat had a longer line than the angels did. The teacher/leader gave the Munchkin the longest line because she thought she would handle it best. As she was saying her memorized line, I was amazed at how she said it without fault! Her Mom then told me that she learned her long line on the very first day.

My heart filled with a whole lot of pride. Which then make me step back and ask myself if that was an okay reaction. I mean, I obviously had no part in helping her learn that line, learn the songs or be socially aware enough to stand on stage and not freak out (like I did for my first performance). Her Mom is doing a great job at that day-to-day stuff. So, did I have a right to be proud of how well she did?

Well, yes, you’re darn right I had a right! She did an amazing job! And was stinkin’ adorable while doing it! I was proud of everything she has accomplished. She’s amazing. She really, really is. I’m not taking responsibility for her awesomeness, I’m just proud of it.

And that feels good.