Mundane Life's Moments

I walked out of work yesterday, to find small balls of frozen wetness falling from the sky.  Unexpected, by me at least, I stood by the crosswalk and tilted my head back.  Thousands of white pinpricks tummbled in blackness.  They came from the dark, their source lost in the night sky.  It was beautiful! 

Waking today I discovered last night were just the scouts of a bigger army.  White cotton had come in the early morning to dust cars and lawns.  It came quietly, without fuss or warning.  Unpretentious.  It reminds us that life sneaks by.  Creeping on, often unnoticed.  The hours watching a movie, or sitting at dinner, create the moments so oft over looked.  When we think back on our life we look at the large events, weddings or trips.  But what happened to the small moments? 

I just returned from spending a week at my sisters.  Some of my favorite moments were small.  Aiden, 16 months, helped me unload the dishwasher, and, yes, he was helpful, putting all the glasses, plates and bowls used by the kids away in their cupboard.  Sydney, 4 years, walking up at 10 pm and asking me to make breakfast for her.  Emma excited to read Stewart Little she sat so still, refolding her paper air plane book mark as I read.  Emma played the piano for me, wanting me to sing the words because it would help her.  Sydney waiting until I got home to ask for some candy she'd seen in my room.  Aiden playing "night night" on the living room floor.  Miranda watching like Hera, goddess of marriage and hearth, from her leather throne.  Smiling down on each of us going through our days.  These memories are wonderful.  Small moments, from games to bedtime, hello's to goodbyes. 

So the next time someone asks what's going on in your life, think back.  You had dinner, lunch.  Work, co-workers, friends.  Dinner got burned, turned out wonderful; you slept in or got up early.  There is so much going on.  Please, let us share the moments, for the mundane is, in truth, our life.