I'm Sorry

I yelled at my oldest daughter this morning. She was acting ridiculous, and I lost my cool. She left for school crying. As I sat and fed James breakfast, I felt terrible. No girl should head off to school crying because her mom yelled at her. They should leave the house with a smile, knowing that mom loves them and will try to solve any problem, regardless of how ridiculous it may seem to mother. I failed this morning. But as I sat at the table I had an idea. Amanda over at I am Baker is always making cookies for every occasion, so I thought that I could make an "I am sorry cookie" and take it up to the school to leave on Kathryn's desk while she is out at recess. Then she'll come back in to school and have a nice fun surprise on her desk. Kymberly and I made sugar cookies and I used up some of the coloured icing I have left over from James' Birthday cake(which I have a lot of in a variety of different colours). And this is what I came up with.

I chose a smiling sunny face for two reasons.
1) I had plenty of yellow and orange icing.
2) It's cloudy and raining today, and we all could use a little more sun in our life....especially my sad little girl. :(

I know this won't make what I did better, or any more right. But I hope that it will brighten her day, and when she gets home I'll give her a nice big hug and tell her I am sorry. And then I will try to be a better mom.