....you might head to the arboretum to view the beautiful colors and try to improve your tree identification.
...you might take your walking sticks but use them as anything but, especially when posing in front of mom's favorite tree.
...you might need a close-up to see the name of the tree.
...you might be inspired by big brother to see if you can make no noise while walking through the trees.
...you might get a little silly in all the fresh air.
...and you just might end up being thankful you took the time and went.
Me, eyeing the small-stomach-gets-full-fast-child get her second helping of spaghetti and meatballs: "Are you sure about that? I think your eyes are bigger than your stomach." D: "What does that mean?" Levi: "Oh, that means you see something and you think you should get a lot of it, but it's probably too much to eat. My eyes do that all the time...[pause] But, they're usually right."
*The non-intentional dropping of half of the large container of granola in the pantry this morning turned positive: 2 industrious 6-year-olds spent an hour completely cleaning out and re-organizing the pantry floor. They're good, too. They love having complete control over the vacuum wand.*I joined a community choir (yes, just me!). I think I'm the only 30-something (or anywhere near). I love the breathing practice, and the vowel formation, and the being instructed in something again, and being around other people who sigh with pure delight at beautiful harmonies. *Having children narrate back to you what you just read them never fails to entertain and enlighten. *Even if the dishwasher is not being used because it just has a leak, and you're fine with hand-washing dishes all summer, you should still open it from time to time just to see if everything is the same inside. It might not be. It might have black, smelly water pooling up. *Husbands get big bonus points when they spend their only sports-free evening working on the dishwasher. *There's really not time to waste in this world with fake "I'm fine" 's. Speak up. *Leah: "I can't kiss you because you're sick. And I don't want to get your sick. But I can hug you! And I do love hugs!" Hard to beat an enthusiastic-for-life 5-year-old. : )
