one to remember

today was one of those days...the kind of day you simply will remember down the road....not because of anything particularly unique or fantastic so to speak....simply because of the little things. mike has been working LOTS of over-time lately--a crunch to complete a project with a big deadline--meaning that i've been working over-time at home. we are both quite worn out. so, of course, when poppy called this morning and invited to come over to "play" today, the girls and i were thrilled by the prospect. we packed up the essentials, even rousing kate from her nap, and to grandmommy and poppy's house we headed. i think there are a lot of factors that made today "extra-special"...you see we spend plenty of time at their house....plenty of fun times....but something was different today. regardless of what made it different (perhaps that is for a different day and a different blog), it simply was. i did get the chance to meet mike for a quick lunch while the girls enjoyed lunch with grandmommy and poppy. but i think perhaps what made the day one to remember was all the little things...watching kate sit on the floor with poppy, grinning from chubby cheek to chubby cheek, chattering away while my mom and i played yet another round of canasta. or maybe it was listening to my dad as he did his donald duck voice for elizabeth (a voice that takes me back to my own childhood!). or maybe it was listening to kate "ya, ya, ya, ya, da, da, da, da...." her little heart out and blow raspberries. or perhaps it was elizabeth helping dump ingredients into the mixer for chocolate chip cookies or watching her stand on the kitchen chair to help poppy smash the potatoes for dinner. then there were the baths...kate in the sink splashing around, playing with the rinsing cup and elizabeth's in grandmommy and poppy's huge garden tub. it very well could have been watching kate crane her neck to grin and stare at poppy rather than eating her mixed vegetables or watching her sit with grandmommy to have her evening bottle. maybe it was simply hearing elizabeth's little voice as poppy buckled her in the carseat to head home, "i love you poppy!" like i said, i can't really put my finger on what it was...but how special to have days like today....simple everyday moments strung together to create something magical and wonderful, something not to be forgotten for a long time to come.