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So, after I wrote yesterday’s post, I was almost immediately given two more opportunities to practice living in the moment and enjoying time with my boys (doesn’t it often happen that way?!).

Opportunity #1 – my first grader woke up sad, saying that he thinks about me during the school day, misses me a lot, and wants to come home to be with me. Was he trying to get out of going to school? Absolutely. But…the day was perfect for it – no one to pick up (from his class) in the morning, no one to take home after school…and our electricity was scheduled to be off from 9-3 (translated – no television or computer). We dropped his younger brother off at school, got a coffee and a hot chocolate, and then went home. We played games (UNO being a favorite!) and enjoyed uninterrupted time together – I loved it.

Opportunity #2 – my pre-kindergarten-er and I were once again deciding if it was worth it to drive back home before picking brother up at school at 3pm. There was definitely a lot “to-do” at home.

We decided to stay close to school and went to a nearby park and ended up at the conservatory.

The palms overhead made us feel like we were in a jungle.

The flowers were beautiful.

We thought this plant’s flowers truly fit its name. It’s a shrimp plant.

And the fish were fascinating.

Time well-spent.

Have a great weekend!