i just had someone jolt a memory.....so thought i'd share it here....
when sam was about 3, he got a hold of a knife (after all, i didn't PADLOCK the drawer!!). we had just bought this wonderful black (again, what was i thinking?) dining room table and chair set. the first piece of nice furniture we ever bought. i was SO proud of it! well, wouldn't ya know it....sam thought since I liked it so much HE should leave his name on it!!!!!!!! it still makes my hair stand on end thinking about how mad i was!! when rye came home,about 3 hours later,i was waiting by the door (actually, i think i was standing in the driveway) STILL crying about it!!
i told him, "i'm going out for a drink! this is the first time i'm going to the bar ALONE. if i don't come home tonight, don't worry about me, just assume that i went to find another, more RESPECTFUL 3 year old to call my own. i'm 'cashing' this one in!!"
well, after driving around for about 2 hours (i never did hit the bar...that would be just plain pathetic!!) i was able to put it into perspective. (obviously not..since i'm STILL talking about it!!) i just remember sam standing by the back door, waiting for me. "i'm sorry mommy" were his exact words.
i'm sure daddy & him had some words. :)
that black table has now been moved upstairs, for the boys to play Lego on. while dusting it awhile back, i saw the scratches and remembered, somewhat fondly, that it's only stuff. i'm glad i didn't cash him in.
he's a keeper.
i have to say, he's my most creative,artistic son. i guess it's true what they say about getting them started early! :) someday i knew i would wish he was this age again...if not for a small-fleeting moment....
just the other day i went to the hardware store to buy some stain to cover up all the scratches and dents in our 'new' table.
go figure.
life's little lessons.
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So, so true! We've got written on walls, furniture with spots that might never come off, but we're livin' here and I'm so glad that you reminded me to cherish (some of =}) those moments!
As my MIL would say, "I would have sold him CHEAP!".
Yep, those etches are still in that windowsil, I haven't attacked them with my sander yet. And I haven't sold Jude cheap either :)
i saved for a year. went into front street furnishings with $1,200 cash...bought the table and chairs of my dreams. in one week a craft took place while my aunt babysat them. it involved foam and superglue. there was no way those door hangers that said "brielle's room" and "taya's room" were ever coming apart! and there was no way the superglue was ever coming off my brand new table. i too almost had a heart attack. good thing i had worked my way through it, because the following week erik was changing out the light fixture and dropped a screw driver that stood up straight in the wood...hmmm...i give up! but, i look at them now... i will get another table someday...they will never be 4 years old again. whenever i look at the dings, scratches, and glue patch it reminds me of the "story of us"! loved this post! reminders of what's important in life!
tonight i read this post to sam. he giggled and giggled. awhile later, while tucking him into bed, he asked me to tell him the story again. oh, what a sweet, funny little boy!!
great post! it's always good to remember that the most important things in life aren't things...
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