Taking Mommy to work; having Starbuck’s breakfast with Papa; getting tires checked, replaced, and repaired; taking the trash to the dumpster; singing along with Neil Young on the player…
There’s only so much Daddy Day a kid can take before a crash is imminent. π
Definitely early. Maybe 3 or 4?
She’s a looker, for sure. π
Lucas with his rosary and Atticus' Blue Puppy π
Kevin picked up this rosary last year at church when it was on the give-away table.
It’s easy to see why he picked it; lavender crystals with an Our Lady of Lourdes signet, it really is stunning.
Not long afterward, he gave it to Lucas when he said he wanted it. Not long after that, though, he’d broken it, probably tugging a little too hard at its delicate links.
We put it up in my jewelry box, still broken, waiting until he was a little older and better able to take care of it.
Yesterday, Kevin decided to take it out and fix it up. Lucas was ecstatic!
Although he’s not ready to take it wherever he goes, Lucas wanted to wear it around his neck like Kevin does with his sometimes and sleep with it under his pillow like Kevin does with his every night.
This morning, as soon as I went in to wake him up, Lucas shot up in bed: “MY ROSARY!” He reached under his pillow and scooped it up, hugging it to him like a long-lost friend.
That certain slant of afternoon light was projecting this just right to catch my attention at the gas station.
I don’t have any idea what kind of symbols they are or what they could mean given a strong dose of imagination. I really haven’t thought that much about it and won’t now. I just liked it; that’s all.
It was definitely better than sitting there at Lawrence’s wondering why Kevin is having to refill both of the driver’s side tires on my van with air pretty regularly.
That doesn’t seem like fun at all!
…but, hey, it could be worse…
π
We headed to Dan Daniel Memorial Park today to enjoy the southern (and mostly shaded) end of the Riverwalk Trail. What an awesome way to spend the good part of a day! It’s definitely the best thing Danville ever did!!
When I asked them about their favorite part of the day, both Lucas and Atticus said they liked throwing sticks and rocks into the river best. π Kevin said the best part was that he got to kiss me. π And I liked holding Kevin’s hand and taking lots of pictures (and not having to be in a single one). π
Some other things we liked and didn’t:
And it’s in the gallery above, but I just can’t resist posting this rainbow picture separately!!! π
Thanks for looking. π
“There is a mother who is embroidering. Her son, sitting on a low stool, sees her work, but upside down. He sees the knots of the embroidery, the tangled threads and says, ‘Mother, what are you doing? Your work is not at all clear.’ The mother lowers the embroidery frame and shows the good part of her work, each color in its place and the variety of threads forming a harmonious design. We are seeing the reverse side of the embroidery; we are sitting on the low stool.” -Padre Pio
I saw this fantastic room divider in someone’s basement recently. It looks like old glass, bottle-green, like it should be in an antique parlor with fringed lampshades and Louis XV settees and chaise lounges in red mohair.
One corner of my classroom.
August 2008
