It's the Little things

As in every family...there seems to be a member who is the smile~giver.

The one who...even when he doesn't mean to, or even realize that he does it,

brings a feeling of joy.

 Joy you didn't know was there because you  felt you were in a valley moment, and were oblivious to it.

It was in one of these moments when that little smile~giver pulled something out of his pocket.

He loudly proclaimed to the ones sitting in their own little worlds...

"Let Me WARM Your Spirit!"

And with that...gave this a loud and happy blow:

 He carried on as though nothing had happened....but little did he realize- 

warming my spirit was just what he had done. 

His childish and innocent proclamation was simply perfect.

~It's the little things.~

First Day Back...

Today was the First "Official Day" of school for my boys and I.

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As is our custom,

the 1st day of school is spent here...

~~We took our books~~

Really, we did.

We started some reading, 

worked in our Nature Journals,

 and wrote in our Composition Books.

Of course we kicked our shoes off for Gym Class.

The Teachers even got to jump into the lake for a 1.5km swim.

Water like glass.

Surrounded by leaves turning color under a cloudless sky.

I think that the first day back to school 

~is one of our favorite days of the year.

Little Boy Dreaming

never thought i would raise my kids in the country.

never dreamt i would hear them talk of gopher hunting and the details.

never supposed i would allow even a plastic gun in the house.

boys have changed me.

country living has made me a tad bit different.

having a husband who grew up on the farm has turned my outlook on things around...almost.

and for now...I am super happy this little boy dream has to stay a dream.