Sunday was the kind of day when there was no alarm clock. Everybody slept until they felt like waking up. One by one, we shuffled from our bedrooms. Our calendar was empty and our pajamas were warm. Days like that don’t come along often – a whole day of nothing to do. Even Goldie, our pet fish, seemed unhurried as he swam lazily along the bottom of his tank.
It was the kind of day when sunshine and sixty degrees beckoned us outside to play. Katie took her dolly for a walk in the stroller…down the sidewalk and back again. Back and forth she walked, chatting all the while, and I wondered if the dolly was listening. My husband raked the leaves, stopping every now and again to toss one of the girls gently in the leaf pile or pretend to stuff them in leaf bag. The girls’ giggles rode away, unhurried, on the breeze.
And Maddie used her chalk to color each brick along the long walkway that winds through our yard. Blue, red, white. Blue, red, white. It must have taken her forever, but she didn’t mind. It was just that kind of a day.
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What a lovely gift of a day for you and your family. I’m so glad you were able to enjoy it together and to step back, recognize its worth, and share it with us. I love the line, “Our calendar was empty and our pajamas were warm” and also enjoyed envisioning Goldie’s leisurely swim.
How old are your kids? I can’t wait for the time when my son sleeps past 7am!
That sounds like a dream! Wonderful slice.
Those are precious days. Empty calendar and warm pajamas- what a wonderful combination. Funny that your goldfish was enjoying the calm moment too.
Don’t you just love those kinds of days? With all of the hustling and bustling most days contain a totally empty day on the calendar is a day to be cherished. Thrown in nice weather as well and it is perfect.
“Our calendar was empty and our pajamas were warm.”
It doesn’t get better than that!
Love every bit, a joyous day full of those little things that are so important. Love hearing about Goldie, too.
I’ll bet you got in bed with such a sense of satisfaction and just went hmm that night. Days like that are delicious. Maddie did a great job on those pavers.
A day to savor and now you just did with your beautifully descriptive words. What a lot of work chalking the pavers!
Dana, you created a vivid image in my mind of how to spend a day living life to its fullest.
It seems a beautiful family u have there😊
“Our calendar was empty and our pajamas were warm.”
Favorite part…