{colins football practice tonight at walsh middle}this is today.
our day started with cotton candy clouds hanging low above the morning sun as we filled the minivan with bright tuesday smiles and heavy backpacks. the urge to skip the morning run was palpable but didn't stop me. the morning errands brought me peace - groceries filled the car, dry cleaning wrapped in plastic, library books returned in time, meetings and paperwork filled the rest of the day. the pickup line at school is a social event as we all appear to arrive in a predetermined slot. old bananas mashed into banana bread. tuesday folders filled to the brim with masterpieces, tests and a weeks of knowledge stuffed inside a ripped folder pocket. yesterdays dust is now in an old lands end shirt. yesterdays crumbs are now in the belly of a yellow dyson. yesterdays window streaks are still visiting us. frozen chicken nuggets win the dinner vote. football practice x 2 boys. overhead planes fly above the fields offering roof repairs for recent hail damage. reminds me of the planes flying along the shores of ocean city on our summer vacations when i was younger. filling the coffee pot with water, stuffing lunchboxes with oreos and raisins, arranging cereal boxes on the table for morning again ground me. remind me of the joy of the simple things. colin was thankful for football practice. nathan was thankful for going to his brothers football practice. jusin was thankful finishing his battleship math paper.
i am thankful for nighttime prayers.
i am thankful for football practice and homework questions.
i am thankful for this day. simple & real.
this was today.
