Peter forgot to take his lunch with him this morning so the boys and I hopped in the car and drove out in time to meet Peter as he came back from his run. It’s a cloudy, drizzely day, and it was good to see him in the middle of it… a little sunshine in our overcast day!
It was a gorgeous Sunday and the worship service had put lovely thoughts and melodies into our heads – creation called, but lunch first. Noel has graciously had us over for lunch the past two Sundays as the boys and I waited for Peter to finish some church duties, and as she lives right across the parking lot and has yummy food, the arrangement has been eagerly repeated. I don’t think Peter had even eaten his sandwich before he had opened the boxes of networking “toys” he called them and proceeded to set up internet for the Sharratt’s. (So maybe, if you’re able to read this, Noel, welcome back to the online world, and thank you again for lunch!) Peter sent me off to pick up my sister as he wasn’t quite finished setting things up and she was waiting. Gigi’s sunshine brightened my afternoon and outlook a little more. I’m so grateful to have her in my life! When we got back to the church Peter was wrapping things up, so we piled in the car and headed out for a hike in the last of the afternoon sunshine. Noel had suggested Corriganville which was just a couple minutes away, and where I hadn’t been since before Peter and I were engaged! I remembered some stunningly beautiful oak trees with a clearing underneath, but I didn’t find it right away when we got there. The boys went straight to the rocks to climb!
that made me smile:
“Today is a holiday! It’s the day we celebrate God!” – Jerome
“Look at those clouds! It’s moving into the air, into life! That little cloud is broken.” – Seth
“Can you bless the trees? We should bless the trees!” Seth tells me as he’s pulling me over to the couch under the window to look outside. We sit together and watch the sunset and the airplanes fly by…just the two of us at dusk.
“Look, there’s a jet! It’s a jet airplane. Where’d it go? (behind the tree) We should say gubye to it…outside, but it’s going to get dark. That lemon tree is going to be my rocket!” – Seth
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Peter, you have loved me and changed me, you have encouraged me and protected me, pushed me beyond what I thought I was capable and challenged me toward a higher thought. I am honored to be your wife and the mother of your sons! I love you, Baby!
“To love thee Year by Year –
May less appear
Than sacrifice, and cease –
However, dear,
Forever might be short, I thought to show –
And so I pieced it, with a flower, now.”
~Emily Dickinson
A note I took down last week:
1.6.08
“As I am studying on narration, Jerome is drawing on his antler sprawled out on the floor and Seth sits quietly at the table drawing tiny detailed shapes with my pen. I hear paper being swished back and forth on the table and Seth says “Look Mommy, lines!” I look over and he’s moving his paper in the shadows of the blinds cutting the light streaming through the window and falling on the table. I explain to him what it is and continue my reading. A minute later he says “It’s God’s light!” then he is distracted by Jerome’s loud scribbling and plants his feet in a patch of sunshine on the carpet to watch. He just ran over and a planted a kiss on my cheek.” 🙂
Last night David and Noel were over for dinner at our house and Seth is looking at a big book about the human body and studying the page on muscles. There was a drawing of different facial expressions illustrating facial muscles, one frowning, one smiling, and one singing. David asked Seth “Why do you think he’s frowning?” and Seth answered “Because his head is off!”. He was right, it was only a head. 🙂
“Look! I drawed a refridgerator and milk! He’s going to get it out for his mommy. He’s strong! Like God! And emeny!” 1.4.08
When Seth was sick with the flu he said in a very faint voice with long pauses: “Mama, I need something. Um, I need a shower. A toy one. Yes, today.” (?)
This one is Jerome’s: Yesterday as we were in the car with Anna her radio was on and she asked the boys “Who can tell me what instruments they hear playing?” Jerome immediately throws his hands into he air and yells “ipod!”. 🙂
And just this evening Seth and Ian were playing around on the floor and Seth put his crocheted hat on Ian’s head and said “Look! He’s a winter baby!”…he makes me smile!