He collected the plate and returned it to the sink. "Well then, that's perfect. Can you bring me to the bookstore today, Mommy? I want to buy some books about dinosaurs."
"Hmm?” I glanced at the TV and instantly understood when I saw the scientist on the discovery channel talking about dinosaur fossils.
After giving it some thought, it seemed like I did not have anything planned for today, so I immediately agreed, "Alright, let me finish eating."
This time around, after I finished talking, Munchkin turned around again and tried to come for my glass of milk. I hurriedly lifted it up.
"I said, let me finish eating. I didn't ask you
to clean up after me." I gave him a little glare.
The little guy was not intimidated by me at all. He just stood there upright and stared at me while I finished everything. There was no chance for me to chew slowly with him watching me.
It was not until I handed him all the dishes that he stopped staring at me and went back to the kitchen to clean up.
Looking back, it seemed like I really had not done much in this period.
After sleeping in, Theo would already have prepared breakfast while all I had to do was eat as Munchkin did the dishes.
It would always be Caroline who cooked lunch at home, but Munchkin would sometimes help with house chores.
We would eat out for lunch most of the time, and we would sometimes help Caroline with dinner. However, the two of them would usually just let me rest.
All of a sudden, I realized that Munchkin had already become a little adult. It was shocking how fast the child grew.
After breakfast, I changed my clothes and took Munchkin out.
When we arrived at the bookstore, Munchkin immediately ran toward the children's section, while I began to wander around the bookstore. I looked at some books about handicrafts.
I did not know if I was influenced by the thought I had this morning, but I could almost feel the housewife in me as I subconsciously started to look at these things.
I recalled that when I was in school, I was
quite interested in handicrafts. I would use my spare time to make some fine jewelry and ornaments.
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