Jun 13, 2009

Things I've learned from my kids this weekend


In no particular order, I've learned...

• That the trade-off for 5 awesome hours at the pool with the kids is tired and uncooperative little dears at bed time.

• That a nasty sunburn is a small price to pay for 5 awesome hours at the pool with the kids.

• That when you say you're going to bring Tootsie Rolls to the pool and forget, you might as well have killed their puppy.

• That children experience doubts, fears and questions not all that much different to us "grown-ups". They just know how to verbalize them and still sleep at night.

• That the simplest things like watching cookies bake, reading a story, eating spaghetti or a poolside water gun fight, with my kids, are magical and unforgettable experiences, yet cost nothing.

• That I never want to stop learning from my children.

• That nothing, NOTHING, in the universe compares to having my children in my arms.

• That I could memorize every book ever written and my vocabulary would still be lacking the words necessary to fully express how much I love these kids.

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