I didn’t forget your list

Via Mamaneena, the girl who gave me rides to school in 10th grade, I stumbled upon I Invented Motherhood, who linked to Three Beautiful Things: “Every day I want to record three things that have given me pleasure.” Nice idea.

Seeing Owen’s grinning face peering out of the front window of our house as I retrieved his pirate spyglass (a paper towel tube) from the back seat of my car. You’d think I’d fetched him actual buried treasure, such was his glee.
Watching Cormac, 9 months, sitting on his rump a few paces away from his big brother, trying to color in a coloring book and glancing up at Owen now and then for pointers on technique.
Peanut butter eggs. At this rate there will be nothing left for the Easter Bunny to get credit for.