July 1

After a morning row over the computer and TV led to me ban use of all electronics for the day, my dose of monotony-busting came in the form of a quick trip to Target. While I checked out the shoe department, the kiddos flocked to the sizing chart (as they often to; there's something innately satisfying to them about finding out their correct shoe sizes).

Tired (and exasperated) though I was, it still made me smile to listen to them excitedly exclaiming "I think I'm a 4!" and "11! 11!"

We should all get excited about those little things, I think.