Thursday, July 10, 2008
Grateful
Yesterday was one of those days that for some reason are just beautiful. Maybe it was the blueness of the sky or the incredible greens of the trees or the blooming flowers everywhere but it just felt like a magical summer day. We've reached that point in summer where green is everywhere but it's still a young and fresh green so there are a myriad of green tones unlike late summer where it's hot and it seems the green has turned dull and drab with no difference in tone or shade of green from maple to elm to oak tree. So on this magical day I had a marathon meeting with a committee to talk about what we will do about our burgeoning English language learner population. Then I took the kids for a walk downtown and a treat of their choice. Ben chose the coffee shop and cookies. Well, Sarina did not want her expensive and very yummy looking peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie so you can guess who ate. After the coffee shop we decided to walk to the park. The far park not the close park I would prefer. As we are walking the sugar began to hit me and I became the biggest unhappiest complainer. I didn't want to go to the park. It was too far. Rocks from the bike path kept getting in my sandals. Ben argued with me on the best way to get to the park. Then wood chips from the park got in my sandals. The list goes on. Crab, crab, crab. ON this beautiful day I was actually rehearsing all the bad things I had to say about my sandals and meetings and walking to the park with a 5 year old on his bike. Then in a moment of exasperation I looked up to the sky and was again taken with the beauty of the day. And it dawned on me that it was a damn fine day despite all the little irritations made large by the overly large cookie sugar rush I had. I took a deep breath and I dove into the joy of playing at the park. That night as I rocked Sarina and sang to her I marveled again on the simple joys that I really should linger over more. There is nothing so wonderful in the whole world as a sleepy freshly bathed little girl to rock unless it is a freshly bathed sleepy boy. Thank God for those moments. And for the mindfulness to enjoy them.
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All I can say to that is
AMEN
STEP AWAY FROM THE COOKIE! When you really eat healthy and stay away from sweets and high fat fried food you realize how bad it is for you when you get a hold of something naughty It makes ya sick! You feel nasty. This happened to me once when I was running/training for my marathon I was really good about what I ate UNTIL I ate some fried chicken! AHHHHH it did not sit well in my tummy! Better be careful now that your "clean" too much sugar will GET YA!
GOOGLED watermelon growing. Here's how tell when they a ready:
Many home gardeners experience difficulty in determining when watermelons are ripe. Use a combination of the following indicators: (1) light green, curly tendrils on the stem near the point of attachment of the melon usually turn brown and dry; (2) the surface color of the fruit turns dull; (3) the skin becomes resistant to penetration by the thumbnail and is rough to the touch; and (4) the bottom of the melon (where it lies on the soil) turns from light green to a yellowish color. These indicators for choosing a ripe watermelon are much more reliable than "thumping" the melon with a knuckle. Many watermelons do not emit the proverbial "dull thud"when ripe. For these, the dull thud may indicate an over-ripe, mushy melon.
Already told Cheryl I'll ship one to her!
I am glad you are old enough to know that it is a sugar rush and get back to the joy of you kids.
It is so easy to get caught up in irritating details and not see the big picture. I will try to keep that in mind myself since everything seems to annoy me lately...
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