Melting away

There are two things that my kids did this weekend to make me say… ‘awwwww’.

This is why they are great. It reminds me about how special they are.

On Saturday, as I was putting my paintball gear into the washer before putting the dishes away and preparing for dinner, Jake was asking me to play video games with him. Which I had been doing on and off all day long. I told him that I had a lot of things to do and when I’m done I’d play. He responded with…

“Can I help you so that you can finish faster?”

WOW. My heart melted. I told him I’d do it as fast as I can and play with him for a few minutes before dinner.

Then… Sunday around 4:00 I had to lay down due to a migraine that came out of nowhere. I asked the kids to sit on the bed and watch a DVD while I closed my eyes for a short nap. They agreed and we all got in bed.

Isabella proceeded to sit close to me, kiss me on the cheek and rub my back for a few seconds caring for me like Donna or I care for her when she’s sick.

“Better papa?” she asked as she felt my forehead as if feeling for a fever.

I said, “Yes, better. Thank you, baby.”

Again… my heart melted away.

A short script coming...

Okay - I'm sure you've been there and done that on many of those sleepless nights... here's one of mine...

FADE IN:

INT. BEDROOM – MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
It’s way too deep in the middle of the night to be awake. But GLENN (38) lays in bed with his eyes wide open, watching the ceiling fan spin only fast enough to circulate the air.

Without a single blink, Glenn continuous to stare at the fan, forcing his eyes to stay open. Small particles settle on the surface of his eyes. He’s desperate for a blink to lubricate and moisturize his eyes.

But he maintains the stare for as long as possible.

Finally, he blinks. And as he does we hear a--

BEEP

He blinks out the dryness then holds up his digital watch, presses the back light to see the stop watch display – 40 seconds.

He resets it to 0:00. Closes his eyes for a few seconds, opens them and presses the start button--

BEEP

And stares at the fan again.

THE END