Appreciation

What a day we have had!  It started with swim therapy for Christian at the pool, which is really fun for all of us.  Nick joined us today, which was a special treat, and all four of us wore ourselves out.  The middle of the day was filled with cleaning, gardening, napping (not for me of course) and splashing around in the kiddie pool.  We surprised the kids with dinner out, followed by a movie.  Finally the kids are asleep and I will be following shortly.   Whew.

During the middle part of the day spent at home, I decided to take on Tessie’s bedroom.  This was no small feat.  I spent hours going through toys, sorting, vacuuming, and folding laundry.  I was pretty proud of Tes, she stuck with me through most of it and even voluntarily got rid of some toys.  In the end we could once again see the floor and Tessie was happily playing with some toys she had been sure were lost forever. 

My beautiful moment was not the time I spent hacking my way through the mess in my daughter’s room.  This evening, after the movie, on the way home we were talking about all the fun things we did today.  Tessie mentioned swimming, dinner and the movie.  Then she got really excited and said “And we cleaned my room!”  I had to laugh as she listed all the things we did and all the toys she had re-discovered.  I have never had someone so ecstatic over time I spent cleaning.  Appreciation is a beautiful thing.