Thursday, January 12, 2012

simple pleasures

Sometimes all we really need is so close by:

a glimpse of sunshine
a warm smile
long johns and a cozy toque
good music
a piece of chocolate
crunchy carrots
a hug
a kind word
a big enough bathtub
a cardboard box

Each day has so many reasons to give thanks.






    


*As a quick after note, I've just discovered that boxes are great places for afternoon snack!  Each with a bowl in his or her respective box, the spills are all contained, no one is falling off a chair or stealing snacks from someone else.  I can even close the box up if they're eating rudely!  Maybe we'll nix the idea of picking up a used table for the dining room and just keep cardboard boxes for the kids in the kitchen while S and I eat alone at the other table.  This could solve a lot of our dinner time dilemmas! 

3 comments:

Andrea said...

O and I had fun looking at the pictures - O wants to say hi to his cousins. You're right - so much to be thankful for. It's good to be reminded of that. Hmmm - I might have to save some moving boxes for eating crates too, lol! Your new place looks really nice!

Ann said...

Wow - there's now a 'reply' option on blogger? Fun. Maybe we can do a video chat with O some time, though our kids have been extremely silly lately when we've engaged people on Skype - a tad embarrassing although O may not notice or mind. The house is great - I can't believe how big it is for us - such a gift. Still needs some organizing and fixing up here and there, but all very nice and useable space while we settle in. Give our love to O. Hope your house-hunting is going well and that you have empty boxes to play with soon, too!

Erin said...

We love boxes too! We got a big one this week and James and Ben have been having a great time, despite a little fighting over the box (there's only room for one inside).

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