Day 96 ~ Boys Allowed

Day 96 ~ Boys Allowed

Apr 6, 2014    

My first: I invited my nephews, Connor and Aidan, to check out my new shower and the roof outside my bedroom window.

My sister had some free time from her busy life and called to ask if she and her sons could come over to finally see my newly-renovated master suite. I was home and not going anywhere so I said “come on over”.

Her sons were eager to see the changes to my home. They ran to the door at the end of the hall and started to open it. No way, boys! You have to wait for Mom. They waited until their mom was ready and with eyes closed, I slowly opened the door. They stepped inside and ran around checking out my new living quarters. Connor just couldn’t believe how those old cluttered rooms transformed into this clean open space. He loved it. They found the bathroom and I invited them to “take a shower”. They stepped inside and loved pretending to wash their hair.

They found the window at the rear of my room and noticed the roof right outside. It’s the roof to my four-season room below. Well, then they had to go to my deck and wave while I peeked and waved to them from my window. I think you call it “getting or finding your bearings”. Then I did a silly thing and offered them my roof to sit a spell…kind of like their “first”. They were READY! My sister was a nervous wreck the whole five minutes they were out there. I could have told them it was the “top of the world” and they would have believed me.

This was an eye-opening “first” for me because I got to see all that they were seeing through their young, innocent and ever-curious eyes. Watching them explore and discover what I see every day was a reminder to me to savor the simple things. What a refresher course as I head into the second quarter in my year of “firsts”. Thank you, Connor and Aidan, for lending me your eyes today.