Today’s Blessings
It’s been hard lately. I would be lying if I said otherwise. Today was good in these important ways:
Sleepover friends kept Lucas and Asher well entertained until 3 p.m. I got to work during this time (in between their many feedings).
They created a “Kid Café” in my kitchen and served herbal tea and toast. Lucas wrote out everyone’s orders: “Bred tostid, Honey, Buder, sleepytime.”
I cut a persimmon in half to show the kids the eight-pointed sunburst/wheel of the year inside. They didn’t much care, but I did.
T’s favorite piano piece got markedly better as the day wore on. She practiced it about a hundred times. It’s a lovely, sad piece of music that she is playing by heart.
I watched a kid-made paper puppet play. It was extremely goofy. Asher sneaked in a mention of “poop” at every opportunity to see if I would react.
I wrote a poem. I made a pretty gewgaw. I made plans for more creations.
As soon as their friends left, Asher fell apart and fell asleep. While my sick baby napped (and coughed and cried), Lucas needle-felted two new toys for himself: a knight and an archer, complete with weapons.
I lit candles and enjoyed them, even though my sick little one screamed that he hates candles and why won’t anyone listen to him and put them out?!
I left the house for an hour for groceries and supplies. I bought whiskey. The outing was worth it.
The Internet made me cry, but then it made me cry again in a good way because as awful as some people can be, others can be even more amazing.
My husband is dreamy.
November 23, 2011 at 12:43 pm
Oy. I know about hard. A blog post is ruminating all about hard.
Your blessings make me smile, chuckle, giggle, sigh and smile again. I can almost see Asher, indignant, exhausted and bellowing while you calmly watch your candles. 🙂 Hope things get easier, if easier is what things are to do. Mostly, I just hope you keep finding more and more blessings.