Travelingjenny

4:00 pm: As I type, the girls are playing – quietly – in Tess’s room. With the door closed. I am not sure which makes me more nervous – the fact that they are quiet, or the fact that the door is closed and I am not sure what’s going on in there. However, I am trying to encourage them to play nicely together without supervision, for a couple of minutes at a time (so I can put a load in the washer, or run and answer the phone, etc) so I am going to have to trust them. I am pretty sure there aren’t any sharp objects in there. And I’m pretty sure there aren’t any markers (I know this because a minute ago when I checked on them, there WAS a marker – in Tess’s hand, with the cap off – but the offending object has since been removed from the room). So I will just listen carefully for crying. For now, though, I hear happy laughter – from both of them. This is a nice moment. Too bad I have to go in there now and see what they’re really up to…

Ha! They emptied out all of the drawers in Tess’s dresser. Although I am annoyed by the mess, it was harmless, good-natured fun – and no one got hurt! In fact, they seem to have had a nice time reading together while reclining on the drawer liners. I suppose I’ll let them play without me again – just as soon as I recover from having to reorganize all of Tess’s clothes.