Little remembers

So I have heard several times lately to 'treasure the little things because one day you may look back and realized the little things were really the big things.' great thought. really. and I agree. There must be really good reasons why our lives have details, and little things, and even monotony. There must be really good reasons why God leaves us here for a while. Granted we are not here as long as some of the first folks who were here, but sometimes it does seem like quite a while! So here is the little things that made my afternoon. Preparation began at 1:30 when I cooked dinner, chicken, rice, black bean and cheese burritos, wrapped in aluminum foil and in a cooler to keep warm. In another cooler, four little fruit salads with pineapple, strawberry and blueberries. The car was already ready with football gear, soccer gear, dance gear times 2 and homework assignment pages. 2:40 pull out for school. 3:05 pick up L. 3:07 pick up Ek and MW. 3:10 drink and snack to the handsomest little second grade football player you've ever seen. 3:15 off to Mockingbirds. 3:30 twenty minutes early so playground time!! love seeing these growing girls still swinging and climbing and merry-go-rounding. 3:50 off to the Piggly Wiggly to get 3 apples for L for school tomorrow. Three? yeah, I don't know either. but we got one extra for a snack today. 4:10 finally, I remembered the dry cleaning! and the apple snack is finished with the tiniest little nibbles all around it. i was a bit sad to hear L describe it as sour. she has been describing spicy and sour as spicy, but today she got it right.  4:20 blends with baby girl and nut, net, let, lot, etc. She's improving! 4:30 early again! back to the playground! whoop whoop! 4:45 got Ek back :) 4:46 Off to get the footballer. 5:00 watch a few tackles and a few sprints. girls change in the car and eat burrito and fruit. oh and a cookie L picked. out. 5:15 we get H back! first words out of his mouth, 'is it time for my soccer game now???' the girls join him in a post practice popsicle on the way to dance. 5:25 drop two to dance. listen to h's reflections on football all the way home. he is so proud of a friend  who was 'tackling better today!' try to convince him he could tackle anybody on that field. he tells me how. 5:26 forgot shin guards, head home. change clothes from football to soccer, throw football uniform in washer. call out science and english to the boy while he rides his scooter and dribbles the soccer ball with his scooter. 6:00 back to dance. 6:15 only get 1. off to soccer. 6:45 soccer game! h cannot begin to wipe the smile off his face. L is trilled to have her best soccer sideline friends. I throw the football BP. next 45 minutes-- a real nail-bitter of a game, playing a team who got one of our favorite and best players. get down 2-0 come back 2-2, down again 2-3, score with seconds to go 3-3. Laugh at the Dad's who look are grinning like they swallowed a canary. H played his heart out. Ran down so many boys and so many balls. fun to see him on the soccer field again. 7:40 back to dance. listen to h's excitement over the game. can't wait for another. 8:00 gather 3 girls. listen to giggles over a H burp. listen to squeals over a moth near by. hear giggles over a hide and seek game at the football game last week. drop 2 girls off. 8:15 home. baths. teeth brushed. 8:30 kisses and blessings for 2. ek still has spelling hw :/  I think I used a quarter of a tank of gas today. But it really was fun. Not one sentence of this is complaining. Its where I am right now. Thankful to get to drive every bit of it. Thankful to be a part of it. I love seeing their joy. Loved hearing Ek singing Christmas songs from birds until we got to football. Loved picking out apples with L. Loved seeing H's soaking wet head after the game. Loved seeing L bounce to the car with her sweet smile.  Loved hearing her sound out her blends looking at me for a clue. Loved jumping out of my seat to cheer for H's teammates. Loved not being able to help but clap for our sweet friends who scored, even if it was against us. Love how tired I am and how much I can't wait to lay down.