Ten things that made me smile on the tenth day of Christmas

1. The sight of my son stretched out on the sofa, lost in a book

2. My daughter happily working on and completing a class project

3. Petey the Kitten lying on the kitchen table in all his sleek black glory, quietly watching the fish swim in the aquarium. Yeah, he was ON THE TABLE, but he was the picture of contentment.

4. The beauty of an old brick wall and a curved wooden bench covered with peeling greenish blue paint

5. Seeing the last of Christmas slip neatly into boxes and feeling neither relieved nor melancholy

6. The beautiful photo I received of Susan and family

7. Hearing Jackson Browne sing “Doctor My Eyes,” “Late for the Sky,” and “The Pretender"

8. The wreaths that still hang on doors in the neighborhood

9. Glistening tarts, decadent cakes, golden loaves of bread. and stacks of waffles glimpsed through the bakery window

10. Taquitos, salsa, and tomato soup with cheddar cheese for dinner

January 4, 2007

Copyright 2007 Veronica McCabe Deschambault and V-Grrrl in the Middle. All rights reserved. www.v-grrrl.com

Comments

[furiousBall]

Good for you. Today people don't tend to appreciate the things around them, they just tend to expect their perceived goodness to be on time for them. It's heartening to read about someone not filled up with self-entitlement. I'm all smiley now.

[Shirley]

A wonderful list of joyful moments! I love taking delight in the little things, those very special moments that we could let go by if we weren't paying attention. BTW, love Jackson Browne ... haven't listened to him in a long time. Might have to do that this evening--thanks for the reminder.

Adored the picture of you and E-grrl yesterday. Your hair is absolutely gorgeous and I loved the way her golden hair was flying in front of you.

[Char]

Thanks for reminding me that my tree still needs to come down...

[Nancy]

Sounds like a lovely day. Thanks for reminding me how important it is to look around and appreciate the little things (which, when considered all together, amount to big things...)

[Ortizzle]

"Seeing the last of Christmas slip neatly into boxes" ...that's where I will be tomorrow, on the 12th day of Christmas.

I like your list of small things that lighten up our days. It would almost be fun to make a calendar like that, with half a dozen of those little musings for each month.

[Amber]

I put it all away on Monday. My tree was so dry and dead!

:)

[mamatulip]

Beautiful.

Number ten made me hungry; number one, a bit jealous. I want to be lost in a book today.

[wordgirl]

Number sounded so good that I began to regret the peanut butter sandwich I had earlier.

[Arabella]

You have good taste.

[littlepurplecow]

My decorations are finally down... but I couldn't resist leaving a few strings of lights up on the back porch. There is something so lovely about little whites at night any time of year.