Wednesday, February 3, 2010

treasure the simple pleasures

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See this speck in the distance............

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This precious little two year old (at the time the picture was taken) calls me "Diney"--oh, oh, steal my heart----------

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and thinks he is as big as his daddy when he...............

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ditches his sister and does his daily chore of hauling the trash in his John Deere tractor to the corner of the road--trash service only comes that far--and this is a private road. Only his parents and grandparents drive down this way in case you are concerned for his safety. It actually is an extension of another really remote road.

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This didn't cost me a cent (except the gas money to drive to another city to spend time with my former colleague and great friend, Kim. That was a sweet, simple pleasure to watch.

Brandy, who also taught with us, joined us for the afternoon and I got another treat--watching her swaddle her seventeen day old son.

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Thank you, Lord, for the simple treasure and pleasure of friendship.

Go to Kelly's Korner to read more simple pleasures.




P.S. I will post the capitol pictures tomorrow.