One of THOSE Days

It was one of THOSE days.  A January heat wave.  A snowstorm so fresh in your memory that you wear a jacket in 67 degree weather.  Momma's been busy all morning interacting with other people.  Doing good things, but distracted none the less.  While other kids played outside, you played inside, unaware of the warmth just beyond the window. 

Finally sitting aside her tasks, momma makes a plan.  As you start to wake from your afternoon nap, she whispers a question,
"Playground and an ice cream picnic?" 
You nod and smile. 

Before long, you are visiting an old friend that you haven't seen in a few months.  The playground. 

You run,  you jump and you concentrate so hard on climbing that you have to stick your tongue out.  

The gift of sunshine makes you bold, climbing much higher than you did just a few months before. 

Soon, the ice cream you picked up at 31 Flavors starts
calling your name. 

You take a break to lick chocolate and sprinkles from a spoon.
Your face bathed in the last of the day's sunlight.


Little hands spoon lots of melty sweetness into chubby cheeks.

The ice cream is good, but you just can't sit for long.  There are slides to slide, new friends to make, and rocks to collect.

Ice cream for dinner.  It was one of THOSE days.