Mommy, look at the sky
It had been a long day at our family's unsuccessful garage sale. I got up while it was still dark at 6:30am to get everything ready, and no one came until 8:30! I got rid of a few small items throughout the day, but basically it was a lot of work for very little money.
By early evening the kids were in front of the TV and I was walking in and out of the house putting things away as well as dragging them to the curb with a big "free" sign posted. Charlie had missed me. Richard had taken him out in the morning while Tali stayed with me, enjoying chatting with the strangers in our driveway and visiting the other sales on our block.
Charlie followed me outside for one of my last runs. He suddenly looked up and said, "Mommy, look at the sky." I looked up and saw beautiful pink and blue shades as the sun was getting ready to set. "Why does it look like that Mommy?' He asked.
"Because the sun is getting ready to go down Sweetie." The sun is getting ready to go down. I'd been awake before the sun was up and now it was setting. I'd hardly said one full sentence to my 4 year old. The plan had been for me to finish cleaning up while the kids watched TV and Richard went to get dinner. I changed my mind.
"Daddy," I said to my husband, "you go get dinner while the kids and I go for a walk." Tali whined that she was too cold for a walk so she went along on the store run. Charlie and I bundled up and started down our street.
He held my hand tightly . Usually he liked running ahead to explore. We walked along counting the pumpkins we saw, talking about what colors people's houses were and of course, looking up at the sky. At one point Charlie just wanted to sit on the sidewalk and hug me.
It was one of those moments where a busy mother was reminded that there was nothing more important than taking a walk with her son. In my mind everything I do is for the kids. I try to get the house organized so they can find things and live in a clean house. I hold garage sales so we can have money for Chanukah presents. The message Charlie was sending to me, that often takes me a while to receive, was that he doesn't need any of that as desperately as he needs to take walks with me or sit on my lap.
We walked until it was dark. As we got closer to our house we played "Red Light, Green Light" and then raced to our front door. When we came inside Charlie said, " That was the best walk in the whole wide world." I couldn't agree more.
By early evening the kids were in front of the TV and I was walking in and out of the house putting things away as well as dragging them to the curb with a big "free" sign posted. Charlie had missed me. Richard had taken him out in the morning while Tali stayed with me, enjoying chatting with the strangers in our driveway and visiting the other sales on our block.
Charlie followed me outside for one of my last runs. He suddenly looked up and said, "Mommy, look at the sky." I looked up and saw beautiful pink and blue shades as the sun was getting ready to set. "Why does it look like that Mommy?' He asked.
"Because the sun is getting ready to go down Sweetie." The sun is getting ready to go down. I'd been awake before the sun was up and now it was setting. I'd hardly said one full sentence to my 4 year old. The plan had been for me to finish cleaning up while the kids watched TV and Richard went to get dinner. I changed my mind.
"Daddy," I said to my husband, "you go get dinner while the kids and I go for a walk." Tali whined that she was too cold for a walk so she went along on the store run. Charlie and I bundled up and started down our street.
He held my hand tightly . Usually he liked running ahead to explore. We walked along counting the pumpkins we saw, talking about what colors people's houses were and of course, looking up at the sky. At one point Charlie just wanted to sit on the sidewalk and hug me.
It was one of those moments where a busy mother was reminded that there was nothing more important than taking a walk with her son. In my mind everything I do is for the kids. I try to get the house organized so they can find things and live in a clean house. I hold garage sales so we can have money for Chanukah presents. The message Charlie was sending to me, that often takes me a while to receive, was that he doesn't need any of that as desperately as he needs to take walks with me or sit on my lap.
We walked until it was dark. As we got closer to our house we played "Red Light, Green Light" and then raced to our front door. When we came inside Charlie said, " That was the best walk in the whole wide world." I couldn't agree more.
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