a simple yarn

I find that there is usually a blip of good behaviour from the children in that brief time period between my return from a trip and resumption of ‘normal’ life. And so, we are in that a blip of time…

So it happened that today, we as a family, began to reminisce about the kids when they were small. ‘Remember when…’ started most of our sentences. And being on a roll, we then pulled out old digital tapes and had an impromptu home movie hour, watching our little ones when they were littler still. Pudgy cheeks, unsteady feet, first words.

It is difficult to remember these events as they happened in real life, the memories more often being formed by the images captured on tape, or so said Daughter-Kate. As for Son-Alex, he couldn’t believe that the events were true at all, but rather fictitious, not having any memory of them.

The most interesting memory to be revealed was the excitement and care of Older-Sibling-Kate toward Younger-Sibling-Alex when he came into our family. And so the impression of familial harmony was made on now Barely-Tolerant-Sister-Kate and Bothersome-Pesky-Brother-Alex.

Later in the day, I awoke from afternoon napping to find Kate and Alex in a most extraordinary activity, playing a board game peacefully and contentedly…..together.

The miracle of walking down memory lane.