“So,” he asks me.
“What did you do today?”
And I think about lists checked off and conference calls and the crock pot I had to run through the dishwasher and still rinse out by hand. I think about the four rooms that I vacuumed and the EBook cover design I’m excited about. I think about a small garden in a ceramic tray the boys helped me plant and four loads of laundry.
I think about 8 diapers and two changes of baby clothes.
I think about the fried egg I burned for breakfast and the bagel sandwiches I made instead. I think about six bags of sand box sand and two baths that followed. I think about Skype calls and text messages and deadlines ticking ever louder.
I think about a first time reading of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
And I think about that last hour of daylight before bath and bed and comatose sleep.
“We ran cherry blossom laps,” I tell him.
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If this ain’t the spot-on truth, I don’t know what is. Love you, friend.
{Someday I *will* make it to DC for spring. And when I do, can I run cherry blossom laps with your boys?}
I love this! And this story – or one very similar – gets repeated every day! :-)
That is so true! And it’s suddenly making me wonder what runs through my husbands head when I ask him the same question. :) I bet he filters the minor complaints of his everyday job just as I do.
A good post not only about what we do say, but a reminder of the kinds of things that are worth sharing, at least right away. :)
Ohhh yes, the cherry blossom laps were definitely the most important event of the day.
And “pulled a Joey” cracked me up. Did he make you put it in the freezer? :)
Just about …. :)
What else would you do on such a perfect day :)
Ahahahaha! “pulled a Joey.” LOVE.
I love this. So beautiful, so well captures a full day and the moment in it that is the “standout” moment to remember. Rather than focusing on all the work and hard moments, seeing the glory.
simply perfect …
just love this…I think young mom’s can feel trapped by that question…some feel they have to prove their worth by naming all the accomplishments that can be counted. But the most effective activities a momma does each day can not be counted in the same way… so thankful you get that…running cherry blossom laps…just priceless….blessings to you.
That’s beautiful! :)
I love this dear Gypsy lady! a perfect rendition of a family while dad is off at work!
Beautiful! Thank you. :)
Well said, dear heart. I love the “pulled a Joey”. :) I also commend you on sharing with him the very best part of your day. You are an amazing woman, friend, and mother. NEVER doubt it.
Not my favorite question! LOVE your answer. The pics are just precious!
What beautiful cherry trees!! Love the sum up answer :)
Cherry blossom laps? Oh my – how perfectly describing what’s essential. My two “little boys” will be together tomorrow. My youngest is home here in Colorado from South Korea (Air Force) for 2 weeks before going to Germany for 3 years (no – I cannot wait for extended visits there). His older brother (in Oregon) flies in tomorrow. Brothers who spent years running and playing and wrestling and laughing – friends for life. You tickled my heart with these sweet photos.
When my husband asks me that, my mind goes blank because it just all blends together. The tasks are small and often nothing stands out, but I know the overall picture (if I could look at it from an outside view) is beautiful, and I find I’m happy.
Thanks for the sweet post!
I just received a text from my hubby asking “How is your day?” I too could list a list of items I have scratched off of my list, but instead I tell him that Lucy Drew and I picked flowers that don’t just look beautiful but smell beautiful too. It all is about perspective isn’t it? I’ve just met you Gypsy Mama and already you inspire me. Thanks for sharing!
I big fat heart this. And I have a feeling when your kiddos thought about the day at bedtime, they remembered those cherry blossom runs, too.
Bravo! Moms have it all….
Lisa–at first I thought, “You did this ALL in one day???”
and then I saw the sunny, joy-filled photos and read the last line and it brought tears to my eyes.
Oh, has Jesus given you the right perspective. Such a gift!
What a blessing to share with you.
Ha! No – some of it I’d done before – like the garden I just enjoy when I walk past it from the day before, or the laundry that got washed but not folded, or the other dishes that had to be sacrificed for the sake of the crock pot – you get the drift :) It’s real life in bits and pieces. Some bits get done while other pieces don’t.
LOL, I always love it when your drained form doing everything during the day and then they ask you that Q. It makes me laugh. If they only knew!
love this!! a perfect answer to a busy day!
That was just too cute. Your pictures are fabulous – I was running with them.
Blessings,
jan
Well chosen words. Just hearing “cherry blossom laps” takes me back to the joyful moments when our girls were young, and they would run endlessly and breathlessly up and down the sidewalks of our dead end street, laughing and giggling the entire time.
It can be so hard to focus on what is good in our lives and instead share the noseeum moments of the day. For any of you who don’t live where there are noseeums, they are teeny, tiny flying bugs that appear in the spring and have an irritant factor directly proportional to their size!
Thanks for the joyful respite and sweet scent of the cherry blossoms.
I love this! And I love cherry blossoms! I am not a mom yet, but I do watch my one year old nephew a couple of times a week. And I feel the sense of motherhood on my shoulders some days. This really resonates with me and how I spend my day. How it is those little special things that are most exciting. I cannot even put words on it all…but something is stirring inside me about how I spend and see my days. Thank you…it will come to me after I dwell on your words for awhile. :)
LOL, LOVE this because it’s so true.