When I got a new toy as a kid, the hardest thing to do was to leave it at home every morning when I left for school. When I got back, I was so excited to be able to play with it again.

With L, it’s the same, only the feelings are more intense, not to mention more significant.

The best part of it is the smile and the giggles I now get when I return home from work.

Unless she’s sleeping.