It's a new day, the boys are playing, J is ready to watch "Caillou", Daddy's playing his game, and there's dirty dishes in the sink. Yup, just another day, we're moving on from the bad feelings that were brought out during the past few days.
I continue on with my normal Saturday morning routine, clean up a little in the kitchen, start the coffee, open some windows, and then make my way over to the computer. I start to work on my website or shall I say "our" website as now Mom Jr. will have her blog starting soon and now Daddy is going to be starting his own blog. It's going to cover family, sports, politics, and work from a man's point of view.
I just finished the front of the website and asked Sr. to come and look at it. He liked it but wanted to try and mess around with the software to see what he could do. I had to leave to go pick up Mom Jr. from her sleepover and of course J wanted to tag along. We pick Mom Jr. up and head off to the grocery store and the video store. We get home right around lunch time and Sr. is still on the computer. We had lunch, J took a nap, D soon joined him, and Jr. decided to draw. After 8 hours of working on his blog Sr. finally decided to take a break.
Towards the evening J was determined to go swimming. He put on his swim shorts and floaties and out we went to the pool. Jr. and D soon made their way out there as well as Mom Jr. They were all having a great time laughing and playing. The sprinklers came on for the grass so they all got out to run in the sprinklers. Little J wants to be just like the big kids. The three of them would jump over the water as it sprayed across the grass. Eventually Mom Jr. and D decided to come back to the pool. J stayed with Jr. and continued to run around the grass. J was so funny he would try to jump over the water but his little legs just couldn't do it. J would end up getting sprayed in the face, watching him from the other side of the yard by the pool was just so funny. It's been a long time since I've laughed that hard, you know the kind of laugh that makes your stomach hurt. J was so determined to stay running around the grass with Jr. even though he couldn't avoid the sprinklers no matter what he tried. All of a sudden it looked like J decided to take on the sprinklers the only way he knew how to. The way he knew the water wouldn't get in his face, the way he knew he wouldn't have to try and jump over it or try to avoid it by ducking when it came around. He went right up to the sprinkler, turned his back towards it and stuck out his bottom! We all started laughing and laughing. There J was with his bottom out blocking the sprinkler, he had the biggest smile on his face! He stayed there just long enough that the sprinkler wouldn't be spraying towards him once he moved. Poor little guy, running, shivering, but not giving up on his quest to dodge the sprinklers. Soon they turned off and J made his way back to the pool. He stayed in just a little longer but then got out because he was too cold.
We were back, we were back to the family we were before all the worries and uncertainties from this past week. We turned back into the family enjoying a nice summer evening playing in the pool and Daddy barbecuing. Nothing can take back what had already occurred, we can't erase what we all know or how it made us feel but we can continue enjoying what we have, appreciating it, and never take it for granted.
As our lives go on we have different issues, situations, problems that occur. For everything that we face we learn. We become stronger and wiser. And then there's the gift, the gift of love, of protection, the gift we always knew would be there it's been there since we were little, it was always just us, we only had each other, our family. And for you, my family I thank you, for the reassurance of letting me know we aren't alone, we won't be lost, we'll be okay. My Brother, the one who has always been my protector, I have always been proud of the relationship I have with you, my little Sister, you step in when I need you the most without me even saying a word your there, and to my Mom, there are no words to even begin to say what I feel for you. You are one of a kind, you are unbelievably strong, you are exactly what we all need and more.
It's the end of a good day, the moon and stars are out.
Tomorrow morning the sun will once again be shining as we continue on, one day at a time.
Just a Mom who is lucky to be the sister and daughter to a wonderful family......................
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