Yesterday

And that title totally brings the Beatles song to mind :). But really, what I wanted to record today was that yesterday was a good day. With Jared gone, I have less motivation to cook dinner- we're all pretty happy with take-out, and it is easier to take the dinner prep time and let the kids watch a movie while I escape to my computer to check email, read blogs, and pay bills. So, yesterday we went to a nearby park, and had pizza and soda, and I let the kids run all over the park while I alternately read and watched them making friends.
I had my camera, but didn't take any pictures, and on the drive home I was hit with an urgent need to know if we'd ever eaten pizza at the park with Myles. Sometimes, after we go to the library, we go get a pizza and eat it at the elementary school playground just north of the library. The kids run around for awhile, and I read, and it is a nice way to unwind from the day. And I suddenly had a memory of one time in the spring this year, with all 4 of my kids, doing just that. It was still a little windy and cold, and I'd bought a six-pack of sprite [since I'd forgotten cups] to go with the pizza. Myles would play for a bit, then come over for a bite of my pizza and a drink of my soda. He could hold the can by himself, but I had to help him tip it, mostly so the soda didn't end up all down the front of his jacket :). He loved playing with his siblings, loved being outside, loved getting a crust of pizza to hold as he wandered around the playground. I am so grateful I stayed, even though it was windy and cold, and I wanted to drag everyone back to the car as soon as the pizza was gone; I am so grateful for that precious memory.
I am grateful for a lot of things today: my family, my faith, my husband, my children, and most of all, I'm grateful that I have the opportunity to continue to make memories with the three children I'm raising. We've spent a lot more time together lately, just us four, and even with the challenges of homeschooling mixed in, I am glad to have this time to enjoy them. Walker will be 11 in 6 months, and the time 'flies on wings of lightning' it seems. Soon enough they'll be grown, and on their own, and so for now I am happy with what I have.