Having kids tends to get in the way of living spontaneously. At least for us. I remember Jeff and I doing pizza runs at 10:30 at night, before having kids. Now, we think we're being crazy when we decide to get the mail, impromptu, after supper. When we want to live impulsively, we schedule it into our day planners three weeks in advance. So for us to have gone to Grand Forks this past weekend, and to have booked a hotel room on Friday, is pure insanity. Living. On. The. Edge. As crazy as it gets. Over the top. And fun! In fact, I didn't even start packing until half an hour before we left. I know. You're shaking your head in disbelief. Where has this woman's mind gone?
It's always interesting to observe our kids when we wisk them away on a mini-vacation. We chose a hotel with a pool (no-brainer), a larger slide, a few smaller slides and a dumping bucket (which we forgot acts as a deterrent for Squeaky to venture into that part of the pool area). All things that will really impress the kids, and cause them to rise up and call me blessed, right? Well, yes and no. They had fun the water...
and inhaled the pizza we got ordered in, no doubt about that. But the real joys of a hotel are in the details....being in charge of the room key, pressing elevator buttons, running full speed down a long, vacant hallway, and getting ice from the ice machine.....NOW we're talking quality entertainment! Are all kids like that? Although kids are notorious for inspiring us old people to revel in the small things - the whole "stop-and-smell-the-flowers" concept - they keep surprising me with their delight and pleasure over small things. And, in doing so, they remind me to do the same. So, don't mind me - but I'm going to open the door of the refrigerator a crack and marvel at the way the light goes on and off when I swing the door back and forth.
What do the little people in your life remind you to do?
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