Popcorn & a Movie

October 27, 2009

This past Sunday morning, the stress of Grace’s broken leg and the flooded family room and broken hot water tank hit me. Even though it was 10 in the morning and I’d had a good night’s sleep, I was exhausted.

Drained.

Fatigued.

While Joe and Grace played, I took a nap on the couch.

I opened my eyes to this -

Joe and Grace were taking in a movie, sharing a bowl of popcorn, and drinking strawberry banana juice.

The green bowl – my lettuce keeper – was full of popcorn. Grace was using a yellow wooden spoon, orange colander, and silver pot from her play kitchen to serve herself and her daddy.

My heart swelled.

It’s not how I would have done things. I would have had pretty bowls. I would have served the snack. I would have held Grace in my lap so we could cuddle and chat about the movie.

It’s not how I would have done it, but it worked for them.

And that’s what made it so awesome.

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Rob said:

That is awesome. Glad they spent time together and shared a moment.

Happy WW!

# 28 October 2009 at 5:38 am

Lacie said:

That’s so sweet!

# 28 October 2009 at 5:55 am

Shannanb aka Mommy Bits said:

That is so sweet. I love it when I see things like that at our house. I am super sappy like that!
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# 28 October 2009 at 5:56 am

blueviolet said:

I probably would have just sat there and sat there loving that scene.

# 28 October 2009 at 6:54 am

Deb said:

Adorable!
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# 28 October 2009 at 7:01 am

Harriet said:

How sweet. Love all the toys too
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# 28 October 2009 at 7:11 am

Jennifer @ J. Leigh Designz said:

So cute! My kids would be so jealous over all the toys!

# 28 October 2009 at 7:30 am

The Shopping Mama said:

Aw, that’s so sweet. I love catching my family in little moments like that. Sorry your little one her leg!
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# 28 October 2009 at 8:28 am

Toni said:

Aww that’s so sweet. I love moments like those

# 28 October 2009 at 8:39 am

Cascia @ Healthy Moms said:

That is adorable! Have a wonderful Wednesday!
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# 28 October 2009 at 9:01 am

Jen @ buried with children said:

Happy family and a nap!?! My heart would have swelled too.

# 28 October 2009 at 9:18 am

ErinJeany said:

That actually brought a happy tear to my eye. my hormones are acting up. BUT I didn’t really have a dad relationship like that so I love to see it. I thank God each day that I am so lucky for Elijah to grow up with Dave as a loving, caring father. Grace is so lucky to have Joe too. He’s such a great Dad. We are lucky ladies to have such perfect families! Things might have been bad lately, but the thing we always remember when we’re down on our luck is at least we have each other. Happy WW! Hopefully this week your luck is turning around! ((hugs))

# 28 October 2009 at 9:23 am

Kim @ What's That Smell? said:

That is soooo cool and cute!

# 28 October 2009 at 9:51 am

Stacie Haight Connerty said:

This is the cutest picture!!
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# 28 October 2009 at 11:28 am

Jenna @ Newlyweds said:

What a great thing to see after hopefully a restful nap!
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# 28 October 2009 at 11:56 am

Mama Koala said:

Very cool!
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# 28 October 2009 at 12:32 pm

Danielle said:

How great is that! Quality time!
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# 28 October 2009 at 2:29 pm

Diana Rambles said:

Good for them…Good Movie too….Robinhood!
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# 28 October 2009 at 4:29 pm

Mayhem and Moxie said:

Such a heartfelt post. As moms, I think we can all stand to let go sometimes. When I am not badgering my husband, things with my kids still seem to move along just fine too.

Who would have thought?
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# 28 October 2009 at 5:26 pm

Tara (author) said:

Jennifer – It’s definitely a problem. And that’s just one little corner of the living room. It is actually much much worse than it looks.

# 28 October 2009 at 6:11 pm

Run DMT said:

That is so precious. It’s times like these when you want to snap a photo in your mind and cherish the moment forever.

Rest up and feel better soon.

BTW…Thanks for the WW link-up! You ROCK!
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# 28 October 2009 at 6:24 pm

Brenda said:

Its fun to see father and daughter work things out. Very cute.
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# 28 October 2009 at 6:38 pm

Janet Carpenter said:

Thanks for reminding me that even though daughter and dad don’t do it the way mom might is not only okay, but a blessing.

# 28 October 2009 at 6:59 pm

Scary Mommy said:

I love little moments like that! And, Good Lord that’s a lot of Wednesday links.

# 28 October 2009 at 7:15 pm

Tara (author) said:

Scary Mommy – LOL! There are a lot of them out there, aren’t there?

# 28 October 2009 at 8:04 pm

Andrea said:

Absolutely TOO sweet!
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# 28 October 2009 at 9:04 pm

Stefany said:

Awww, that is so sweet!
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# 28 October 2009 at 11:41 pm

Kati said:

That is adorable. I try to remember that too when I catch super cute daddy daughter moments.. even though it may not be how we would do things.. it can still work.

# 29 October 2009 at 7:06 am