Sat here this afternoon, waiting for daughter to retrieve Winn for a friends' daughter's first birthday party, feeling so happy for a change. He had been hanging with me since lunch, and we had done our regular favorites like playdough and crashing block towers with his scooter tractor. We even got in a bit of raking leaves, before the wind shifted, and PaPa's woodsmoke started burning our eyes.
The last bale of hay for 2013 is finally in the strings. This final extra 17 acres was sheep pasture that isn't needed anymore, with the flock reduced to a fraction now. We kept a couple dozen ewes for the guardian dogs to have something to do, no more.
Mike got in from cleaning up the windrows and broken bales with the big round baler about four. Winn was enjoying his bathtime in the big farmhouse sink. After PaPa got showered off, he snd Winn got some quality playtime in. They figured our how to play the plastic flute, did a couple of the Bugs and Buttons on the iPad, and did all the latches on the hardware board...one of the coolest toys I have ever had for a little boy.
They watched ECU skunk UNC, and Winn can say " ARRGGHHHH!" when you say " Go, PIRATES!" now. He also knows that the bear on the front of his new t-shirt says " GGGRRRRR!" We did some picking out things he knows from the grocery store, by looking at the color ad from the newspaper. He marks them with a pen when Itell him to find the Oreos, corn, or pizza, etc.
It is amazing how much fun we have together, doing very interesting stuff now. Just watching my two " men" hanging out and having fun, cuddled up in the giant recliner together, makes me happy all over.
I guess there are people who need a big, fancy outing to make their day. i just told you what made mine....
What gave you a sense of happiness today?
