Togetherness

Over about the past week and a half, my hubby & I have been down to one car. His car overheated and blew a headgasket and will now need a whole new engine, most likely. This is pretty typical - of MY car! Usually his is the reliable, super hero car that can withstand anything. But I suppose it has met its match now.

Anyway, since we don't work the same hours and we 30 minutes away from anything, I have to go to work early with him. Get up at 8am and be there by 9am. Thankfully, I only work up the hill from him, so I could walk up to my work at noon. Together, we get home around 9:30pm. You wouldn't think 3 hours in the morning is such a big deal, but it definitely makes a difference in getting stuff done around the house. Floors need to be swept, dishes (thankfully not too many) need to be done, and pig cages need to be cleaned (yes, we have two guinea pigs - have I mentioned that before?). Usually, I do all these things in the morning before I go to work.

But I do love driving together. With one car, we get to spend more time together and go home at the same time. We get an extra 30 minutes to chat and laugh together or unwind from our busy days together. I love together. We are both always so busy and it's just a real blessing to be able to have a few minutes of doing nothing but driving together. I'm going to miss it when his car gets fixed...haha.

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Yesterday after work, my hubby went for a hike with some friends and I spent some time at Barnes and Noble before I went and picked him up. After dawdling around in the Biography/Memoir section, I headed over to the Children's books and found an entire section of Caldecott Medal winners!  The Little House, Mister Seahorse (some beautiful but weird book about male fish who carry their eggs around in the ocean), and a bunch of others from my childhood.

As I browsed the rest of the Caldecott Medal section, I looked at the top and found Sylvester and the Magic Pebble!! I know it's silly, but I just get so excited when I find a good kid's book!

I started giggling to myself when I read through the pages. When I was little, my brother and I had a tape to go along with this cute, little book. The squeaky voice that played Sylvester always cracked me up.

After I picked up my hubby from his hike, I decided to read the book to him on our drive home, trying to mimick the voices I remembered from years and years ago.

 

When I got to the part where Sylvester gets excited about the possible wishes he could make with his newfound pebble, I did my best to squeak with excitement. And when it came time to speak for the goofy-voiced lion, I did my best to sound confused and bewildered when Sylvester tragically turns himself into a rock out of sheer panic.

But the best part of all, is that this funny little book that sparked my memory yesterday ends with a happily-ever-after. Sylvester's family goes for a picnic and when they place the magic pebble on top of Rock Sylvester, he wishes himself back into a donkey and there are "kisses, questions, answers, loving looks, and fond exclamations!" This book is really meant for a 5 year old, but it's still cute to me!