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Yesterday was a hard day.  I clung to the Flying Dutchman in desperation, looking for something to delight in. 

Perhaps the sparkle . . . the twinkle of love . . . of delight.

Kind thoughts were far and few between. 

A last ditch attempt was made.  Unbeknownst to me, my eldest had bribed his brother into cleaning up. 

The reward:  chocolate chip cookies.

I both sighed and delighted in this prospect.  Chocolate is almost like salve on a wound. 

But like arnica, the healing numbing effect only lasted so long.  After the torches had been extinguished and only the heart lights remained . . . my crew escaped from their barracks.

Too many words later the house stilled.  For a moment.  A lonely cry burst through the late hour.  A hungry baby girl, my Pleasant Word. 

I brought her into our bed.  She hadn’t seen her dad.  Though he lay sleeping, it didn’t deter her. 

Da.  Da.  Da.  Oh.  Da. Da.  Glua-gula-gula, her delightful candy-like voice filled our exhausted bedroom.  Like music her voice wafted through the night, causing me to laugh heartily and wake the normally groggy Engineer from his deep slumber. 

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If some of my post doesn’t make since, then you might need to refer to yesterday’s post and my unfortunate adventure on the Flying Dutchman. 

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