Redhawk Caldera kiss on your boo-boo's

It's naptime at school and one of my kids isn't sleeping...he just looked up at me with big, sad Elwoof eyes and said, "I want my mommy." Perfect timing as I'm writing this post, haha!

It seemed that the more they mentioned Finley, the more upset Elwood Jr got. Obviously, that wasn't the appropriate tactic; Elwood winced as the boy started to whine for his mother, tears forming quickly in his eyes. How was he ever going to learn to be away from her if he couldn't even bear being separated for an hour or two?

"Moomy's busy right now, Elwood, but when we are done visiting with Uncle Peregrine we will go find her," he said, keeping his voice calm yet firm. He gazed down at his son, hoping that setting up something of a schedule would help him cope with his feelings. "Would you like to take a walk with Uncle Peregrine, or do you want to pick more flowers?" he asked; maybe providing Elwoof with some choices -- that had nothing to do with meat, milk, or Moomy -- would make the pup feel as though he had some control over the situation (when in reality, he didn't!).