We took the kids to see Julie Compton at Barnes & Noble last Tuesday evening. We all love bookstores, and it’s always exciting to see someone you know in the spotlight like that. Not only that, but Julie really is a fantastic writer, and I take any chance I get to hear her read.<\/p>\n
All in all, it was a lot of fun.<\/p>\n
It was also past my five-year old’s bed time.<\/p>\n
I held him on my lap during the reading. He watched for a little while and then his little eyes closed, and he relaxed into my shoulder, asleep. I thought about waking him up, but there’s nothing quite so\u00a0peaceful \u00a0as having a little one sleeping on you.\u00a0 Besides, he wasn’t snoring or anything.<\/p>\n
Then Julie finished and everyone applauded.<\/p>\n
The big guy sat bolt upright in my arms and started clapping. Eyes wide-open, he looked around as he clapped, clearly not sure exactly what was going on.<\/p>\n
“You fell asleep,” I whispered in his ear.<\/p>\n
“No I didn’t.”<\/p>\n
“Are you sure?”<\/p>\n
“Yes. I just closed my eyes for a second.”<\/p>\n
I smiled at him.<\/p>\n
“Just for a second,” he whispered. “That’s all.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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