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2009 Sun 15th Nov Beautiful Day Epiphany...
Today was such a beautiful day in my part of the land! The skies were blue, no clouds in sight, the sun was warm and bright, and the birds were singing their little tunes. Ok, I don't really remember the bird tunes, but the rest is all true.
So, not to pass this beautiful day by without some type of special notice, we took our dog down to the beach to play in the sand. Our dog is so sweet, cute as anything, humorous as a dog can be, but also a little prissy. For some reason we are not aware of, he is terrified of the sound of water running in nature. Doesn't bother him in the house, but out in nature, forget it. We first discovered this when he was a puppy and we took him on a hike. Walking in the rocks, dirt, grass, and under the trees he was fine, but as soon as we were in earshot of the little creek that ran near part of the trail, he anchored his butt and refused to move all 20 lbs of himself another step.
Anyway, knowing this about him, we don't try to force it on him...too often. We have found that he loves the beach, playing and running in the sand and dunes, but won't go near the waves. So today, we headed out to the dunes where Hubby, Boy, Dog and I played hide and seek and a little freeze tag together. I am not too fond of the freeze tag, or any kind of tag for that matter, because my boys can ALWAYS out run me, no matter what! On the other hand, I am awesome at hide and seek and almost always win! Today was no exception.
At one point while I was hiding, I was lying down on the sand, hidden by the tall grasses that grow over the trails, and I looked up into the clearest blue sky and watched as a seagull flew around, coasting a little in the breeze. It was just a few moments in time, but it was so beautiful! It felt like I was the only one there, it was so quiet, and I just took that time to breathe in the absolute beauty and peace of the moment so that I would remember it for a long time to come.
And then..."Where is she?" I hear as my boys, including the dog, go traipsing by on the path just above me. I see them looking down and all around, and I even think they MUST see me, since I can see them, but no. They keep going, still looking all around, and end up running two more passes by my hiding spot before I finally stand up and wave with a big smile on my face. They come running back, arguing and laughing about how one of them should have seem me, and at least the dog should have found me since they had come so close by me not once, not twice, but three times!
At that point, I realized that the same lack of looking closer, a little deeper, is why they can never find the food they are looking for in the cupboard or the fridge and always have to ask me where it is. And then I realize that this is just one of the reasons why I am a little worried about leaving them together to fend for themselves for a week. I guess it won't matter too much that they just grab what is in front for a single week.
Hmmm, wait a minute now...maybe I can use this to my advantage. If I put the healthier choices in front and the junk food to the back, I wonder if they would dig through to find what they really want if I wasn't around to explain the item's exact location?! Certainly something to ponder - and experiment with I think!