Shine On!

     We awoke to at least 6 inches of snow!  We had to pull out the ol' shovel and do the walks.  This is "Spring Break!"  What is the deal?  We are bummed!  Now, finally at 9:30 a.m. the sun has broken through and there is a beautiful blue sky overhead!  Shine on sunshine, shine on!  Get us warmed up around here!  So, now the day is a one of a kinder!  There is beauty in the color exchanges of the white in contrast.  The poor daffodils and tulips are COVERED and we have so enjoyed having them bloom in their full wonder!  

     This morning as I was helping Seneti get breakfast, she saw the hard boiled eggs and decided that she wanted to open her egg by herself.  So, she got cracking and then with her dainty little fingers, she began peeling off little pieces of shell.  This took a great deal of time and energy for such a little friend, but she stuck with it.  The expressions on her face as she concentrated on her task kept me cracked up the entire time.  Her eyes would go a bit cross-eyed as she got to a tiny piece.  It was fun to see her so determined to complete a task.  Seneti is a fun little friend to have in our home.  Her morning koala hugs can go on and on.  She hugs so tightly that you can walk around without even holding her and she will still stay attached to you.  (Thus the Koala hug name.)

     Seneti wakes up each morning, wondering where every person in the family is.  She has to make sure that dad hasn't gone to work early, because that always makes her sad.  She has to make sure that she sees every person on her list.  If Dad and Fotu are gone to scout camp, she has to know exactly where they are and wants to know when they are coming back.  

     When the kids come back from an activity they have left home for, Seneti goes running up to them with her arms open wide.  She is the most excited about having her family together.  She is still very sad every morning when most of us head off to school.  She cries.  She needs a hug and kiss from everyone.  She stands at the front window and waves wildly.  She wants the rest of us to stop the car in front of the house and wave back to her before we move on.  These rituals she has created endear her to us deeply!

     At this moment, she is putting on long sleeve shirt number three (she must be cold)  and carrying around an old phone at the same time.  She is always a busy little soul!  She keeps us hopping!  

     Oh, how fun it is to have time in the morning with my kids and do regular mommy things and enjoy the pleasure that the kids bring into my life.  It is so much better than running off to work.  I am enjoying and have needed this break!  It takes this type of experience to appreciate the important and little things in my life.