As a symbol of our commitment to stay happily at home for the foreseeable future, we got some fish!
Meet Salt and Pepper.
He lived for two days, she lived for three. Obligation fulfilled!
But we are still staying home. It's been interesting making the shift from countdown to the next adventure to leaning hard into the day in and day out of regular life. We're saying no to extra events and activities, non-essentials, and all the the exciting extras just because we can/ If I've grown to understand anything as a parent, it's that the parents are the ones who spoil the children. They aren't asking for the vacations or the concert tickets or the next wow event, and there is so much beauty in a night at home, around the fire roasting marshmallows or around the table playing a favorite card game or snuggled up watching a classic movie. We are very blessed to have the opportunity for all of the above in our lives, but too much of anything sometimes feels like just too much. Right now, our goal is peace and happiness at home.
Peace is the beauty of life.
It is sunshine.
It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother,
the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family.
It is the advancement of man,
the victory of a just cause,
the triumph of truth.
-Menacham Begin
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Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset,
the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall.
It's the little things that make happy moments,
not the grand events.
Joy comes in sips, not gulps.
-Sharon Draper
Thanks, Salt and Pepper for helping us remember the joy and happiness of being at home!
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