Awesome

For Mother's Day my Dad always gifts me with a new book, topics ranging from mothering to the history of women in India, to homeschooling, the topics couldn't be more varied, which is part of why I love the gift. A book catches his eye and he thinks of me. This year was 1000 Awesome Things ; which is a collection of day to day things that people consider awesome. These are the little things that rock your day.

Coming out of line at the school cafeteria, looking around for your group of friends to sit with. You don't see anyone you know, you shuffle around trying to by time until you find someone you know. Just as you are resigning to the fact that you are sitting by yourself this time you see a hand go up, waving and its your friends! That feeling just then, finding your friends, awesome. The smell of a bakery when you first walk in, finding out what you needed to by also happens to be on sale, etc. There are 1000. Not an earth shattering book, but a fun read to flip through when you have a few minutes here and there, reminding you of everyday great things.
I was sharing a few of these 'awesome' things at the dinner table the other day. A few of them the kids couldn't really relate to, or see the greatness in. Partly because of their age and partly because of their lifestyle. The conversation did lead to chatting about what they felt were awesome daily kind of things.

I loved what they came up with.
Digging in the Lego bucket, searching for one particular piece. Digging and digging among hundreds of pieces thinking you aren't ever going to find it, it is so tiny and then...! awesome there it is!

Finding a huge log at the beach, dragging it out to the water, and it floats! you and your friends ride it in the water!

Digging a hole, with no time restriction. Feeling free to dig as deep or as wide as you want, without being interrupted and knowing you won't get in trouble (they have a hole digging section and they can dig here without consequence).

When it's your turn on the computer. The egg timer is set for your 20 min. turn, and you are playing your favorite game and when its done you realise you got an extra 10 minutes because the timer stopped and didn't ding. Awesome!

Having your favorite food for dinner and then surprise! tonight there is dessert!