A bell for Princess Emily

Well, today was one of those days when you appreciate the little things in life. The story starts yesterday when Emily found a small bell I had given her in her room. I received the bell from a wedding shower I attended last fall and thought Emily might enjoy it. I hadn't seen it in MONTHS when Emily re-discovered it in her room yesterday. She was so excited by her discovery and ran to show me her find. She then informed me that she wanted Daddy to wake her up in the morning by ringing the bell! I just laughed because this was so Princess Emily! I couldn't wait to see Chris's face when she told him! Well, sure enough, when Chris came home she ran and informed him that she wanted him to ring the bell each morning to wake her up. As I expected, he immediately said, "There is no way I am going to ring a bell to wake you up in the morning!" Emily was undaunted. She just looked up at him with her big green eyes and said, "Pleeeeaaassseeee Daddy!". It was over- she had him! He agreed. We went to bed and I didn't think about it anymore. Imagine my surprise this morning at 6:30am when I heard the faint tinkle of that little silver bell! I couldn't believe that Chris remembered and that he actually did it! He did it so Emily would wake up feeling special with a big smile on her face- even though he thought is was stupid and did not want to do it. It is little moments like these in life that remind me why I married this very special man. What a great way to start the day!