Sam’s first snow
pamelamyers | December 5, 2009
Today was a good day. Mark got home from an almost week long work-related trip to Germany last night, so today was nice, all three of us being home together again. He really didn’t want to go away and leave Sam, but he really didn’t have much choice. Gotta keep the food on the table and a roof over our heads! We had planned on spending a nice quiet day at home today, just relaxing and letting Mark catch up wtih Samantha. We succeeded pretty well. I brought her into bed with us this morning when she woke up and we spent some time just hanging out until we were all awake enough to start the day, then we just hung out quietly, talking to her, hugging her and playing Christmas carols. Sam and I danced around to Diana Krall’s Christmas album and she seemed to like it. We hadn’t planned on going out much since it was a somewhat miserable, rainy day. We were just going to go out and grab some dinner. But then it started to snow!
Sam’s first snow…..I took her out on the porch and held her so she could see it. She kind of looked around like she wasn’t sure what to make of it. I seriously doubt she really understood anything, but I wanted her to see it all the same. Every single thing that she experiences is exciting for me. Probably more exciting for me than for her, but that’s ok.. It always seemed kind of cheesy to me when I heard people talk about experiencing things through the eyes of a child, but it really is exciting seeing how she sees things for the first time. The silliest things are interesting to her. My mom has this snowman decoration that lights up and changes color. Cute, but not exactly earth-shattering in excitement. But Sam LOVES it. LOVES it. She smiles over and over again, and talks to the snowman non-stop. It is so freaking cute, I can’t even stand it. What she is trying to say to it I have no idea. My mom bought me one for our house just because Sam gets such a kick out of it. I am going to try to get some pictures of her looking at him and will post them if I get any.
More pics are coming soon, I promise. It’s just been a hectic week with Mark being away. But I survived pretty well if I do say so myself. I spent a lot of time at my mom’s house, which helped a lot. At least I had food! Being alone for a week really made me appreciate how hard it must be for a single mom. I felt like Sam didn’t get enough attention, my cats didn’t get enough attention, I didn’t get enough time to myself…and I wasn’t even working! There just isn’t enough time in a day to give everyone what they want. Anyway, today was good. Really good. It was one of those days where everything just felt right and everything fell into place. Life is good.
