Today was just a good ol'day. I wasn't expecting anything outstanding to happen. Which is good because nothing outstanding did happen. But what really made this day different was just a series of wonderful little things.
First of all, we saw the Dr. today a lot. He had a short day! So he surprised us by unexpectedly walking in our front door.
His being home early resulted in the kids getting to make a snowman and then sledding down the hill behind our house! I wish I had pictures, but they did this while I was seeing the eye doctor. He also took on the project of painting the bathroom and because he had such good help--he didn't miss a spot!
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| lego car Jace made while I was at the gym |
Jace got "fired" from home school today. That is what he told his Dad when he got home. But the real story is that I fired myself from being his teacher for the day! I felt that maybe I needed to step back a little bit and let Jace take some ownership of his education. Which resulted in a boy who was asking to do his lessons!
So this evening as I went to the gym, (which was actually fun!), the two of them started on the math lesson we hadn't done.
While the boys were finishing up Gracie and I shared lots and lots of salad and
Spaghetti alla carbonara which I had just made for the first time with my new cook book. It was so incredibly delicious, and probably incredibly fattening. But I could care less--for now!
So as you can see, it was nothing spectacular, just an unexpected treat to be all together.
I've been reading and looking through these pictures over and over. I just love the love captured on camera, Bronwynn. The simple parts of life that make it so powerful and meaningful. You make me feel bad that I've been such a slacker in taking pictures of my kids this last little while. I had a digital album all done (spent hours!) and just before sending to be "published" my software crashed and I lost all of that work. For over a year I've been pouting and on strike. You make me remember all the little things that aren't being recorded now. *sigh* If only I'd done it your way with a picture blog that wouldn't have happened - and I could better do it all year long instead of one crunch at the end of the year. Hmmmm....
ReplyDeleteAhhh. Just hopped on tonight and feel like I had a big B4 hug! Simply delightful, delightful!
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