Pretty glassware. I'm a sucker for it. And I found the prettiest glasses at World Market today. It takes everything in me not to buy more and more. I have to restrain myself most times. But today I couldn't. These glasses were so fun. So perky. So happy. I just had to have them. Yep. Even I can find joy in glassware.
It's starting to feel like fall here. Getting darker earlier. The air is getting cooler and crisp. Tonight, we arrived home late and my husband looked up and you could see every star in the sky. He pointed it out to the boys and they stood there in awe. It truly was a beautiful site. But even more amazing because of our sons' amazement. Joy in their wonder. And joy in a clear night sky.
Not war-war. The card game War. My boys and I have been playing for a few days now. Keeping our cards safe until our next encounter. Purely a game of chance, so easy to explain and enjoy at their age. We play for about 10 minutes or so and then save our stacks for the next day. Today, they couldn't wait to get home so we could play War before dinner. I loved their excitement. I'm glad they want to play with me. So yes, War brings me joy!
I can't believe I've been keeping this up for nearly 300 days. I don't always get to it each day - like this past week...oops! But I keep a tiny notebook in my purse to jot down the joy I've experienced so I remember to write about it. I apologize for sometimes being so absent from this blog. I'd love to say it's because I'm off experiencing joy (which I am) but life gets busy and in the way sometimes. I'm going to make a better effort of being more timely here. But I want you to know, just having that little notebook in my purse, knowing that it is full of joy to document, brings it's own little dose of joy. Happy Nearly 300 Days of Joy to me! And thanks for reading!
It's so nice to be able to spend one-on-one time with each child. But with busy schedules and a husband who works so many hours, scheduling alone time with each kid is difficult. Sometimes I have to wrap it up under the guise of an errand. And this weekend was no exception. #1son needed new tennis shoes. So off we went. It's amazing the things you discover about your child when there are no other siblings around. We had a wonderful time and he got a new pair of shoes. And I got a little joy sprinkled into my day with some alone time with my son.
For some reason, I've been having a really hard time with my sleep. Waking in the middle of the night. Unable to fall asleep right away. I'm trying everything to preserve my sleep and the one thing I am very grateful for is my sleep mask. It helps to block the dim light of the alarm clock or the light that seeps in the morning before it's time for me to actually get up. Last night I finally fell asleep and was still sleeping, all the way until 7:15am. It was only six hours of sleep but it was six hours uninterrupted. And I credit my sleep mask for bringing me a little sleeping joy.
