Darla's Mom

It’s been a whole 2 days since she’s done the clapping and "Let’s go Dodgers"chant

sparkle is my brand

There are empty juice boxes, crayons and a cup of candy on the second shelf of the refrigerator.
She was keeping the trash for trash day so the ants won’t get it first.
Her crayons needed chilling die the "cool" coloring she plans to do with Mr. Chris
And she was hiding the Red Hots to surprise me with for breakfast.

At 3 and a half years old

I will be reminded of her outfit

Sometimes I look at my floor…In the silence of an absentee toddler and it feels like the aftermath of a tragedy.

And then she runs back in, smelling of gingerbread and juice.

Her pink curtains make the room look pink