Moments To Be Thankful For

With Sam in my life there are days I feel exasperated and exhausted. I also have many moments to cherish. Mae and Dave stepped out for an hour or so this afternoon. I took Sam out to look at deer tracks in the snow. We speculated about where the deer had come from, what they were doing in our backyard and where they went after their visit. When we were outside, he found his Tonka truck and wanted to bring it inside. The truck was covered with snow. I told him we should put it on a towel next to the wood stove to melt all the snow off. When inside, he discovered tossing small bits of snow on the woodstove makes a cool hissing sound and then the snow evaporates. I brought more snow in for him and he said, "Mama, I'm soooo happy to have snow to throw at the stove." I don't know why, but it melted my heart.