Anywho... there is another thing that I am thankful for today that I did not get a picture of. Here's the back story:
Ezra was on the kitchen counter. Sometimes it's okay with me when he is on counter because he is short and this is what he needs to do to reach things. In this case, he wanted to eat some ground up wheat that was in the mixing bowl (don't ask me why). But sometimes I don't like to have him on the counter because it gets too crowded when I'm trying to do things there.
So, today, he's on the counter and I'm trying to get a bowl out of the cupboard next to his head. I ask him to move his head because I can't get the cupboard door open. He's able to move it a little bit, and I can just barely open the door and get a bowl out of it.
But then I drop the bowl and it breaks.
I say to Ezra, "See... this is why I don't like it when you're on the counter."
His lip starts to quiver. His eyes get heavy. He chokes on the words as he says, "I'm sorry that I broke your bowl." And then he goes into his room to be alone.
I realize that I'm being a total jerk and I go to his room to apologize to him. "I'm sorry that I got upset with you. It wasn't your fault that the bowl broke. I'm the one who was reaching for it, and I shouldn't have made you feel bad about that. It was an accident. I should never make you feel bad when something like that happens and I'm sorry. Do you forgive me?"
He doesn't say anything and he wants me out of his room. So, I let him have his space.
After awhile, he comes up to where I am sitting and starts doing the Pee Wee Herman dance for me. See, I taught him this dance a couple of weeks ago (because this is what my kids learn in homeschool) and it makes me laugh like crazy every time I see him do it. He knows this. So, when he came to me and did this dance for me, it was his way of letting me know that he forgave me and that things were right with us again. It was a really nice moment. (I tried to get him to re-enact the dance for the sake of a photo, but he wouldn't agree to it.)
Okay... now, on to thankfulness with pictures. Almost every morning, Vernon makes me a smoothie:
It is nutritious and wonderful and delicious. This morning, he made it with raw eggs, blackberries, stevia, broccoli, coconut oil, ground flaxseed, ice cubes, and banana. It's different everyday. Other days he might include a combination of any of the following ingredients, depending on what we have on hand: spinach, protein powder, strawberries, peaches, blueberries, pineapple, carrots, and raw milk kefir. I'm not sure what the quantities for each ingredient are because the smoothie is always just there waiting for me every morning.
And, of course, he makes one for each of the kids as well:
2 comments:
i don't know what you're talking about. i think a picture of your pee would have been very interesting. and totally appropriate.
It nearly always hurts when I pee esp after sex. I so want to see Ezra do his Pee Wee dance. I want you to know I think you are an amazing parent. Your kids chose awesome parents. Thanks for not showing your pee. ;)
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