Contentment
by Kym on October 19, 2006
Emma and I spent two glorious hours playing outside today. We kicked balls around the driveway, swung on the swingset, and explored the pasture beyond our back fence. We took turns chasing each other till we crested a small hill and took in the view of the nearby lake. Our neighbours’ dog Blazer frolicked along with us, and Emma shouted to her periodically. “Blazer! Blazer! C’mon!”
We had a tickle fight in the prickly brown grass, chased a spider, counted leaves, and laughed ourselves silly.
Even the lovely sound of the wind in the trees and autumnal showers of leaves falling all around us, couldn’t compare in beauty to the sound of Emma laughing.
Some days I grumble around the house thinking I could do with more time off and maybe a pay raise as well. But on days like today, those thoughts fade away, and I am content.
8 comments
What a beautiful day!
by wendy on October 19, 2006 at 11:31 pm. #
That is so great… what a wonderful mother you are. She’ll remember that!
by Thoroughly Mormon Millie on October 20, 2006 at 12:14 am. #
That sounds wonderful. I don’t think I’ve had a day like that with my kids for a while but whenever I decide to quit this job, something happens to make me want to stick around!
by The Lazy Organizer on October 20, 2006 at 1:30 am. #
Really a perfect day!
by Mimo on October 20, 2006 at 3:41 am. #
way to make me wish I was there lol . . . what a perfectly luverly day! :)
by Kate on October 20, 2006 at 11:04 am. #
That sounds beautiful! I’ve had a couple days like that the past couple months — so completely idyllic! Thanks for painting that picture for us. :-)
by Bethanny on October 20, 2006 at 1:59 pm. #
I think it’s beautiful that you frolicked and tickled and swung and sillied — played on her level. I’m so busy being THE ADULT all the time that I forget to see life from my children’s perspective. How wonderful that perspective can be. Thanks for the reminder.
by Julie on October 20, 2006 at 11:46 pm. #
I’m having a heard time visualizing my roomate who was morbidly terrified of spiders chasing a spider
Otherwise it sounds like a wonderful day!
by Nurse Pickles on October 21, 2006 at 3:41 pm. #