Three moments made me glow with happiness today:
- At the coffeeshop for breakfast with the girls, several people stopped to compliment the girls on the art they were doing – Vivi’s “scawwy monsters” and Julia’s detailed depiction of the coffeeshop itself.
- I had a good fifteen minutes of playing catch with Julia, helping her get accustomed to catching and throwing, since we know she’ll need to be halfway decent at these skills for first grade. She’s resisted learning for a long time, but in the last week, she’s finally caved in, and today she was really throwing and catching well – stepping forward to fire good overhand throws, crouching with her arms bent and ready to catch.
- Listening to Vivi read to me is pure pleasure: her tiny voice, her characteristic (mis)pronunciations, her choice of books, and of course the sheer marvel of having a three-year-old reading aloud!
This is a good life I’m leading.
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1 gae // Aug 7, 2010 at 9:02 pm
seriously, there should be more dads and men like you.
I love to watch the joy you get from your girls.
Honestly, my dad was like this (still is). I could always tell how much he loved us and how happy he was to have girls. It’s a gift. I promise you.
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