Sunday Reflection—Not-So-Random-Act-Of-Kindness
Never underestimate the ability of a child.
Last week I passed a milestone of age…not a big milestone, mind you, just a little one. I confess I’ve had better birthdays, as this particular one happened to include—
1) A favorite dish broken
2) A minor-yet-enough-to-do-a-good-amount-of-damage bashing of the car
3) A husband still in the US
Ah…but then, the kids did their ‘Happy Birthday Mama’ magic.
A picture by He-Who-Hates-To-Draw, which shows me at my favourite pastime. ‘You came out a little fat,’ said he, ‘but that’s because you’re wearing a woolly jumper you knit.’
A necklace chosen and paid for by Now-Eleven-Year-Old-Daughter-Kate, which was promptly put round my neck with fierce gratitude.
Not only that, the dishwasher was unloaded and lunches were made by Birthday-Gift-Giving-Hands. Nope, never underestimate the ability of a child to give a gift that fits just right.
sigh. . . . how wonderful. Happy Birthday from both T and myself, and I trust the the former gremlins have been banished for good by Kate & Alex! (we did hear about the ’scissor, paper, car, rock’ episode. . . . “car, rock” being the operative words). Bummer.
05 Nov 2007 at 2:05 pm
Gifts from the heart, especially the hearts of children, are so precious. My most precious present for my 50th birthday last month was when my youngest, my son who is 18 years old and much taller than I am, held me in a hug and sang me happy birthday.
05 Nov 2007 at 5:55 pm
Oh Cheryl that sounds like a bad week and a good week. The necklace is lovely and well chosen for you, and the drawing is very good with the yarn and knitting needles. Hope DH is back soon and that this week will be a much better one. Had a problem with the car last week myself as you can read on my blog. Its just so annoying and frustrating. Thankfully you are all right.
05 Nov 2007 at 6:25 pm
Belated Hapy Birthday. Sorry for all the things that didn’t go your way. I’m sure you are looking fwd to Will’s return soon. Sending you a big hug from Wexford!
05 Nov 2007 at 7:36 pm
Happy Birthday! Aren’t kids wonderful…………and yours are truely fantastic. I hope DH gets back asap and the car doesn’t cost too much……
05 Nov 2007 at 7:43 pm
happy belated birthday. what exquisite gifts! hope your year is healthy and happy.
06 Nov 2007 at 4:09 am
Happy Birthday! I hope the coming year brings you prosperity in all that matters to you.
06 Nov 2007 at 4:15 am
Belated happy birthday! Hooray for wonderful drawings and necklaces and having the dishwasher emptied by someone else!
I *love* the picture of you knitting. Before I read anything, I looked at the picture, and wondered (for only a split second, mind you) why a child would be drawing a female reproductive system. Only a split second.
Mind you, the womb I knit didn’t have pipe cleaners, so the fallopian tubes shot straight out like that. I couldn’t get them to curve around like normal ones.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarkasmo/131600087/
Maybe that’s why I didn’t recognize a ball of yarn and needles for what it was.
07 Nov 2007 at 6:50 am
Belated Happy Birthday! What lovely presents.
07 Nov 2007 at 1:34 pm
Happy Belated birthday, Cheryl!!!
07 Nov 2007 at 6:15 pm
Oh! Happy Birthday! (Belated now, but no less sincere. )
07 Nov 2007 at 10:29 pm
Happy belated birthday. I really really really like the drawing! And the explanation. I am also really really really impressed with your daughters ability to not only find a wonderful gift, but to also pay for it. You are truly blessed!
09 Nov 2007 at 3:49 am
Ditto to Jackie above…. Happy Birthday and all birthday efforts are very impressive.
10 Nov 2007 at 12:20 pm