i should write that down...

i've been trying to stop and listen... or stop and play and i think it's paid off:
1. walking in the house at night.  pennie stopped: 'i can't find the moon'.  so we looked and then we spent 10 minutes looking at the orion and big dipper constellations which were both bigger than life over our house because the sky was so clear.  i'm so glad i got to spend those ten minutes marveling about God's creation with the two people i hold most dear.
2. checking email in the afternoon. pennie says: 'what's that' while pointing out of the window.  a flock of birds is flying in 'v' formation.  and we spent a minute in each others arms looking at birds and talking about how God created them and us to act as a family.
3. folding laundry.  pennie wants to play doctor.  i then spent 20 minutes smiling while she gave me multiple check ups.  my favorite parts where her telling me to 'breathe' while listening to my heart and her making me sit on the table while she pretends to type my history (asking questions and tapping her fingers on the table). it's so amazing what she remembers.
note to self: human tape recorder lives in the house.

i don't want to think about the moments i'm sure that i've missed but i'm so glad to have those ones.  i just had to write them down

p.s.: as of last night - midnight the cable is off.  off.  finite.  finale. i didn't get through my movie list.  i didn't even write the unseen ones down (which was rather stupid of me).  so here we go into territory i haven't tread since 2005 when we had no tv for a year (the cement hole we lived in wouldn't even let rabbit ears work).  i am particularly frustrated on how watch the duggars since tlc does not put episodes online.... it's my favorite reality show... yikes.