Nov. 26: Write about any 3 small pleasures in your life/day. 1. Each morning I look forward to a few moments of silence before the day begins. The rest of my family doesn't get up until 7, so I have the quiet house to myself. Those moments are usually spent with Rooney, our sweet (and naughty) Cavachon. He offers perfect early morning snuggles and unconditional love. 2. Each evening my sons' bedtime routine involves reading together from a chapter book. We've FINALLY (my youngest gets scared easily) started Harry Potter, and I couldn't be happier at their engaged reaction and immediate love for Hagrid. We've read dozens, including some of the Beverly Cleary classics, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Whipping Boy, The Indian in the Cupboard, Sounder, Shiloh, and several children's chapter books that feature black protagonists. (I highly recommend the Clubhouse Mystery series as well as any of the sports-themed books by Tiki and Ronde Barber.) That time together as a family is probably the most cherished part of my day.
3. Each night after my boys are in bed, my husband and I spend some time together watching a favorite show from the DVR (The Blacklist is our current #1) or just talking and maybe having a cup of tea or a glass of wine. I try to avoid work and social media and unwind.
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Allison
11/26/2014 02:47:08 pm
Lovely. Thank you for sharing this peek into the precious moments of your day. Reading to my children at night was a pillar of my parenting. I read to them long after they were able to read independently. When my twins were in 9th grade and balking at "Tale of Two Cities," I read it aloud to/with them each night. It was wonderful--and I dare say my boys made a stronger connection with that text than did any of their classmates. Keep it up. And have a lovely Thanksgiving.
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