The other day, I FaceTimed with one of my brothers to check in and see how he was doing. He was a little preoccupied with some home improvement work, but we spoke for a bit and afterwards, I asked if my niece was around and what she was up to. He said she was watching television. As television is not the norm for her at their house, I asked if he thought she’d want to speak with me, to which he replied she always wants to speak with me. So he handed the phone over and her gorgeous smile lit up my screen.
As with her father, we chatted for a bit and then I said I’d let her get back to watching her show, but wondered if her mom was around. She said she was and was doing some work. I said something along the lines of not wanting to interrupt her then. To which my 6 year old niece replied, she didn’t think that would be a problem. She didn’t think her mom would be too busy to say hello especially since they all loved me. And in that moment, I added this exchange to the many unexpected and treasured memories that I’ve thus far experienced involving this bright light of a gift to our family ♥️ Then taking me to her mom, she blew goodbye kisses, before handing over the phone.
Her mother and I ended up speaking for about twenty minutes 😊