23 February 2007
It is what it is
Three, Four, Five and Six are up. Their schools are off today. They are in the room with the TV, but they are not begging, whining, and pleading for a temporary suspension of the "no TV in the morning or whenever Mom, MOM! can't stand it" rule.
Right now, this moment, they are not bickering, picking, fighting. Right now, this moment, no one has a long elaborate narrative of multiple complaints interrupted every nanosecond by the accused party attempting to revise history as it's recorded.
Right now they all have pieces of paper. They are sharing a box of markers--the really cool, skinny kind, with all the colors imaginable. And they all have tops back on when they are not being used.
Right now, they are teaching each other--Three is an incredible artist, and she is especially good at copying elaborate drawings. She has a book of dragons; she's inviting the boys to choose one so she can make each one their favorite dragon. Four is suggesting a color choice to Six. Five is wondering if the sky is ever gree,n and Six is telling him at length that yes, it is, sometimes.
Right now is right now.
I have the best life in the universe.
Right now.
Right now, this moment, they are not bickering, picking, fighting. Right now, this moment, no one has a long elaborate narrative of multiple complaints interrupted every nanosecond by the accused party attempting to revise history as it's recorded.
Right now they all have pieces of paper. They are sharing a box of markers--the really cool, skinny kind, with all the colors imaginable. And they all have tops back on when they are not being used.
Right now, they are teaching each other--Three is an incredible artist, and she is especially good at copying elaborate drawings. She has a book of dragons; she's inviting the boys to choose one so she can make each one their favorite dragon. Four is suggesting a color choice to Six. Five is wondering if the sky is ever gree,n and Six is telling him at length that yes, it is, sometimes.
Right now is right now.
I have the best life in the universe.
Right now.
