This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Great Idea from SouleMama

First & Last

 I may or may not be a little teary just looking at these pictures. 

Don't judge. 

Ella and Drew finished preschool yesterday. It was such an awesome experience for all of us. They were cared for, felt special and made new friends. 

I am in denial. They will not be going to public school next year...the land of mean teachers and meaner kids. No. Nope. 

They will return to preschool next year. And the year after that. And the one after that. 

Look Around

For a variety of insignificant, unimportant reasons, this morning was not our best. 

I need to take a minute to regroup. To settle down, take deep breaths and refocus. To start over. Sometimes all I need to do is look around, to really look, and I can find things that make me happy. A little perspective helps to see past piles of laundry and dirty dishes. Past the eyes still red from crying and the tell tale red mark of a sibling scratch. 

Want to know what I see? 

A boy with a fresh haircut. One that took off the darker hair and left him slightly blonder, and somehow 3 years older. 

Curls, curls, curls still a little wet, nearly stretching down to the waistband of her skirt. 

A boy and a dry paintbrush, pretending to paint a book, his face, and then happily using it to dust the tv cabinet. 

Sun outside drying the puddles. Flip flops on my feet. And I can't see it yet, but a very big Iced Green Tea is in my near future. 

Here is to a fantastic day!