Thursday, October 1, 2009

play in the rain ...

i wanted to share the cover of a wonderful card i bought recently ... it pretty much sums up life for me ...

walk in the rain,
smell flowers,
stop along the way,
build sandcastles,
go on field trips,
find out how things work,
tell stories,
say the magic words,
trust the universe.


i have to tell you that, as a family, we've done some pretty amazing things:  we've slept in treehouses in southern oregon; we've visited the great city of london, england; we've snorkeled in hawaii; we've been awed by kangaroos in australia; we've skiied all around north america; we've zipped on zip lines; and we've hiked places that left me breathless ...

and the comment i get from my oldest cherub time and again is "mom remember that time we ran outside in the rain in our barefeet" ...

we were living in southern ontario at the time, we'd had a huge rainfall, it was a hot day and, we left our inhibitions at the door, ran outside and splashed around in the puddles ...

some things in life are priceless ...

i hope you have a priceless moment this weekend ... go outside, enjoy the fall colors, have a mug of cider or a piece of apple crumble without worrying about the calories ...

and, if it rains and you find a puddle, throw off your shoes and dance ...


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