A perfect day

I needed a day like today...it was a perfect day as far as the children's behavior is concerned. They played well, ate every bite of every meal and snack, and are in bed by 8:00 without one complaint. I am by no means concluding that my children are perfect, because as noted from my previous posts we've had nothing of the sort around here lately. I am bragging on them a little though, because I am very proud of them. It truly would be a perfect day if the mounds of laundry were magically put away and the Oreos I'm eating were as nutritious as organic, locally grown broccoli. It would be even better if Jon wasn't working tonight and he was home dunking the Oreos with me, but I doubt he would enjoy the Hallmark movie that's playing in the background. I had many picturesque moments with Mae and Nate today. They truly admire, love and care for each other. I wish and pray they will always have affection and concern for one another. I'm doing my best to encourage and instill this in them, but a lot of it was natural between them. We have many years ahead of us though, so I'm careful not to get ahead of myself when I say they get along so well.
Now, onto another thought. Mae has been having a difficult time with bedtime lately. In dealing with the separation anxiety she's experiencing, she's been doing a little "night, night" role play with her dolls. I noticed she also has been doing a lot more role play lately where she is the Mommy and her dolls are her babies. She insists in giving her doll a bath with Nate instead of getting in the tub herself. She kneels down beside the tub with me and bathes her little one. Then, she reads a book to her doll and put her to bed (tonight it was on the kitchen floor where the doll was ordered to sleep). She told the baby, "Night, Night. Stay here." and left the baby to fall asleep on her own. I took this game a little further and told Mae how good her baby was sleeping and staying in her bed. Mae replied, "Yes!" with a smile. It's all very cute for now, but I can see what's coming next...she will most likely attempt to dethrone me as Mommy and Teacher. Oh well, we'll get to that when it hits!