Day 1336 | A Good Day

Today was a good day.  Chase was off of school (planned, not a sick day) and we had high hopes of doing something super fun. Enter Robbe with a high fever for the second day in a row. We didn't let that get us down, though. We rocked today, even with a sickling. 

The day started with an early morning photo shoot of the new blanket of snow. I hustled Chase out the door in his pajamas to talk photo ops in preparation for his first entry in a Photo Festival (through 4-H). He got some really great shots. 

After that, some friends came over to hang out. [For the record, Robbe has an ear infection so he's not contagious and with one dose of tylenol he was back to his joyful self. I promise I wasn't exposing anyone to danger!] We had fun with our friends, then ate some lunch, then the boys took naps. I got some work done (and made some progress on a serious web design challenge I've been having) until Chase woke up.

Then I stopped working (it's so hard to do when you're finally making progress) to focus on my son. As he waited for me to finish up (just a couple of minutes, I swear), he grabbed the latest Boxcar Children book that we got from the library...and started reading it. I'm not kidding. He has been so afraid to start reading--because it's hard. He's not used to things being hard. Today...for whatever reason...he decided to do it. And he did it! 

He read two paragraphs out of that charter book and you could see the pride rush over his face. We spent the next 45 minutes reading that book (me to him) and then afterward, he told me that he wanted to read a book to Robbe. What?!? Where's this coming from? So that happened.

Also today: I did letter of the week work with Robbe. Chase practiced piano. We had a super yummy meal (mini tater tots might have been involved). I washed the bunkbed sheets (my least favorite chore, but most gratifying when it's done). We enjoyed family reading time after dinner (so we could finish the Boxcar Children book...it was a real nail biter). 

This probably all seems a little boring, but this is what a really good day is for me right now. And I'm totally ok with that.