Earlier this week daughter Em was feeling poorly so I took advantage of the situation and swiped her son. Chunk is always good to have around for entertainment purposes, but this week I was happy to have him around for introspection purposes.
I used to wonder why Computer Geek needed to have 2 monitors running at all times. I assumed it was a nerd thing, but now I know--it's so he can work and Chunk can watch Cars.
One day, he was eating lunch and yelled, "Grandma! Look!" I went into the kitchen to see what was so important. He said, "Look, I can see the sun in the salt!" Do you remember being so intrigued with small miracles? I loved the reflection on his cute little face.
He knows it's his job to pick the red ones.
Score!
He sooo wanted to pick these, but he mustered all his self-control and simply admired.
I had to hold him up so he could see the sunflower. I explained how I planted them because they remind me of my daughter, his Aunt Kay. When she was little, she had freckles across her nose, blond hair, and big brown eyes--a perfect sunflower.
Both of us with our "maters."
[The other side of his cup is Mater from Cars. Yeah, and my table was shabby before shabby was chic. Does that make it chicer?]
Em is feeling better now. I'll have to think of a new reason to steal Chunk away this week.
This was an excellent post, in content and photos. And really, it seems like only a few months ago that Chunk was a baby. My guess is that his mom will let you borrow him most any time you want.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Auntie M.! And yes, it really does seem like only a few months ago that he was a baby. He makes us so happy.
ReplyDeletehe's adorable.
ReplyDeletejrcbuzby: I'm positive it's because he has my brown eyes. :)
ReplyDeleteMy first (b)log-on for.... well YOU know how long! And what joy I always find here!! I'm so glad you're still blogging and Auntie M is still her wonderful, supportive self. Chunk is gorgeous and this short but perfect post is a reminder of how important it is to love the details and the fleeting moments. That's one of the nastiest effects of depression; the short-circuiting of the pleasure you get from living in the now. Hope to log back on properly soon. ~Jx
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: You can only be my Janice! How are you? Yes, I'm still blogging, um sporadically. :) I need to get better about it. And I hope to hear more from you, my dear!
ReplyDeleteI sent an email to the email address on your site, the same time I posted the comment, but maybe it's been spam dunked...
DeleteNo need to blog any more than you do, m'dear. Sporadic good stuff from you is better than a lot of the superficial, slapdash stuff or daily drudge writing so many so-called professionals produce. That's why I eventually stuck to a few familiar, friendly, heart felt blogs before I finally walked away from blogging. If I start writing again, I may either go password protected or anonymous. I don't know. But one thing's for sure, your writing just gets better and better and you could easily make a career of inspiring folk with your words. Hope to speak to you soon.
Chunk is ridiculously adorable!!! We have 2 monitors running in this house all the time too!
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