this probably indicates that I need to take iron supplements

"Mommy! wake up!"

"what?"

"Will is waiting for you!"

"why?"

"he's finished! you have to wipe his bottom! he's been waiting for you for AN HOUR!"

this morning while I was tramping around the apartment I noticed a narrow, sharply defined ray of light radiating from my sons' room. a little flare illuminating the limits of my own little world. the blurred windows prominently displaying the trace of multiple hands pressing against the panes. every toy, each little car and Playmobile telling a story of its own. I sat there for a while absorbing the innocence and perfectness of that moment. my boundless love for my children echoing off the walls. the giggling, the singing, the cuddling, dwelling in every little corner of the room. and emphasizing the meaning of my life.

Comments

[bella]

oooh, I have those same letters!! Spelling ANGIE of course. Great post.

[Elaine]

And I have that same flower basket for Lily's laundry!

Love this!

[sedence]

Believe it or not i have the same green-pink flower basket for my daughter's laundry in her room..By the way still waiting for your visiting my page...

loves ,

seden

[mama_tulip]

The thing I love about you, Irene, is how perfectly you sum things up. Like, I got such a great mental image from this post. I felt like I was right there.

I have that same mesh toy cylinder from IKEA too...Julia used to get in it and shout at me that she was in her boat.

We put it away.

[Chris]

B vitamin supplements are quite nice, too. :)

[Nicole]

I have none of the things pictured for my child. Clearly, she is deprived.

And can somebody please tell me when EXACTLY they learn to wipe their own bottoms?

[christina]

I loved this little peak into the corners of your life!

[Heather]

I love these photos, they are so bright and cheery. That first part made me laugh, sounds like you need a rest.

[kyliemac]

does every household with children in france have those same letters? :) N&D have them too!

[kala]

One day you're wiping their bottoms and before you know it they'll be introducing their prom dates to you... sigh. I love the toy photos!

[Vanessa_AR]

That's beautiful, Irene. I felt as if I was there with you. Cute photo collage of the toys, too!

[wordgirl]

And when the beautiful moment is over, you gotta go wipe someone's bottom. *sigh*. Moment over...sort of.

[la vie en rose]

thank you for the reminder to pay attention to the now because the now always has something extraordinary to teach us. i love the collage...so bright and cheerful!

[Joy]

I just love how you exquisitely described your children's universe. I could probably just say one word on my kid's: mess or clutter *lol*

You have such a talent!