Ere I Forget All the Joy

Day Three of the Gratitude Challenge: Write about something you feel grateful for in your life today.

I'm home from a wonderful dinner out and trying to quickly finish my gratitude update and get into bed. Today I am grateful for:

my husband
his parents
our wonderful babysitter
red wine, steak salad and creme brulee (yum!)

I've been humming a song all day and it feels like the soundtrack for this post. It is a folk song that I learned from my dad called "Today" that was originally sung by The New Christy Minstrels. The words seem perfect for this assignment:

"Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine today."

Earth Angel

This post was originally posted on Blog Mamas on September 7th, 2006.

Ode to a Mother's Helper

One of the brightest ideas I had all summer

was to call 'Moe (Jeep's version of her name) and ask her

to become an honorary family member

She gains babysitting experience with mom around

(plus $4 an hour)

and I get extra hands and help with

shopping trips and summer concerts

Once a week under her care

all the board books return to the shelf

the tupperware to the cupboard

and the toys to their baskets

Baby boy giggles erupt from the living room

while I put dinner on the table

Stories of sixth grade entertain us and

our wacky family antics amuse her in return

Oh happy day

today is Thursday

and 'Moe is on her way!