The girls surrounded the flowers with candles to make our dinner extra
fancy. The flowers were a thank-you gift from my friend for helping
her through her panic when she couldn't find her kids after school.
Truth be told I was so focused on my own kids at the bus stop I never
noticed the three of her kids get off the bus and head home. By the
time I ran into her on her way to the bus stop the kids were already
home but we hadn't noticed. I feel like this is a reoccurring theme –
me not noticing things. I guess I know what I need to work on this
school year. I felt entirely guilty accepting the flowers.