Thank you, Mom!

My mother has spirited away my children this afternoon, and I have been able to clean, go to the grocery store, and enjoy a few precious moments without hearing "Mommeeeeeee!" and "Why?" repeatedly. I love them so, and, indeed, I am having this party to celebrate the delightful questioner Big Girl, but it's nice to have quiet in my house, every once in a while. The silence is very, very loud right now.