My Monday afternoons are spent at speech therapy with Benjamin.  Well, really only 30 minutes of it, but it seems like forever.  :-)  I must admit, I was not overly impressed with the fact that Benjamin needs therapy.  And, I'm not even convinced it's worth my time.  He's been going since summer, and I'm not seeing any improvement.  BUT, we'll trudge on.  :-)  One positive thing has come from this though.  I get to spend some quality time alone with my 5 year old son.  With five kids, one-on-one time doesn't happen often.  He is such a sweet little boy.  He's a quiet child, much different than his older brother.  Often times, if I have errands to run, Benjamin and I will do it after speech.  Sometmes, if he works especially hard, we'll go out for a little treat.  Usually just a hot fudge sundae off the dollar menu at McDonalds.  His favorite treat?  A chocolate cupcake from the Starbucks inside Barnes and Nobles.  Today he tried a brownie, but decided he like the cupcakes better.  :-)  So, today, as I was dreading the outing to speech, I came to the realization that I need to consider this a blessing.  Before I know it, my sweet ilttle boy will be all grown up.  There will come a time when he wouldn't be caught dead sharing a cupcake with Mom at Starbucks.  :-)  Until next time...........