Little thrills

The pint size members of the Five Carmonas are always reminding us to find joy in the little things in life. They seem to be really good at that. The other day Gita set up my little recipe box on an upsidedown laundry basket to create a little office. It was cute, she had fun, life goes on. But then she started asking, no begging, me to let her have my little recipe box for her own. I told her that eventually I would pass it on to her, but for now, I rely on those recipes in their little box.

So today at work I found a little file box we were not using, along with some little dividers and index cards. When I pulled that out of my backpack this evening, pure joy (and a lot of squealing) filled the room. I was amazed by the reaction! Over office supplies! And to make the whole situation even better, Noah and Nim joined Gita with their colored pencils and cook books to help fill out recipe cards for Gita's box. I love child-driven activities that pull in all three kids! And I adore the reminders to see things (especially boring things like office supplies) through the eyes of children.