Hi, you all. It's a lovely Monday here, mind you, rather cold. When I got
up this morning it was +2C and it's warmed up considerably to +8C. But
the sun is shining and the geese are honking and gathering in crowds on
nearby sloughs and it really does feel delightfully fall-ish. I think
Mondays are one of my favourite days. Just good ol' stay-at-home days.
It
feels rather boring to write about laundry and baking every Monday but
it's so normal and enjoyable. Today I added salsa to my list. I
even threw a jalapeno roast in the crock-pot for supper and collected the
garbage from upstairs. Things are looking up, no doubt.
Last week I had
a bit of a 'Grandma Dora' week. We had such a lovely quick trip through
the mountains last weekend to Creston for Jerry & Karen's 25th
anniversary and we hit the ground running at home. It was my busing
week, Pat was gone late three nights, Wyatt & I had colds, I had a
'Cobra books' day, I babysat Robin & Alex one day and went to town with
Pat on Friday. Saturday we had an Dean Esau party at Jeffs for Alison's
birthday and Sunday we had a Wilbert Esau party at Arlen's for his (Arlen's) birthday...
Oh, my. Don't I feel better just saying it?! LOL.
Anyway, I think I'm going to stay home
from church cleaning tomorrow. And I'll try to get to Bertha tea on
Wednesday and the singing will be fun at youth meeting on
Thursday.... I'm into writing poetry (like, more than usual, ha) and here's my latest just thrown out there:
Rugged Rockies
Snowy Peaks
Foggy Caps
Forest Spruce
Mossy Floor
Shaggy Bear
Massive Moose
Jumpy Rabbit
Lightning Squirrel
Blue-Green Water
Splashing Stream
Rocky Edge
Peaceful Lake
God's Grandeur
~~~~~~~
Just
Go ahead
Say those
Words
Even though
They aren't true
And
You don't feel that way
Just say
Those
Kind
Words
~~~~~~~
Do you agree with this last one? Is it right to say kind words if they aren't true? Is it better to just be quiet?
And some Wyatt (or Quiet, like Reyna calls him) thoughts:
Last week on the bus when Austin (grade nine) jumped in, "Oh, HI!! You are sweet!"
"Do-So... TOOT-TOOT! That's my favourite song!"
On the way home from Jeff's, "Mom, are you tired, too?"
And in Sunday school when Pat was leading songs he became a dog, "Bow-wow-wow!!!"
The time before that Pat asked if anyone had a number and Wyatt said, "Seven!" and then was so surprised and embarrassed he wept on my shoulder for a good while.
Anyway, there are no dull moments. And we have much work to do...
Have a splendiferous day!!
Oh Wyatt/quiet! I thoroughly enjoyed my phone visit with him. He's priceless!
ReplyDeleteIt's always best to be kind. But are true kind words ever not true?
ReplyDeleteI agree. I can't explain everything here but Oh! I have questions sometimes... I need my friends!
DeleteI was going to wax all philosophical and ramble about both sides of the question and then I stopped myself. Smile. I realize I don't always have to have all the answers nor figure it all out.. A lot of times it isn't black and white. Shades of gray more like it. I'm learning to be kind to myself & trust that in what happens is God leading, He always has a way. And when I trust, I relax and it works better.
DeleteI think I'd like "Quiet" too!!
ReplyDeleteI've always told my children that not everything that's true has to be said aloud!
I have a hard-to-explain limit to using kind words that aren't true. I will say a baby is "awww, so tiny" if it's not cute, but I won't say it's cute if it's not. If I'm not glad to meet someone, I won't say I am, but I'll say, "It's so interesting to meet new people." I don't think it's honesty, exactly, more just stubborn stick-to-it-ness.
ReplyDeleteI love that you're writing poetry, and especially like the almost-rhyme of floor and squirrel.