A picture is worth a thousand words...

To the untrained eye, it probably looks like the cup of hot chocolate was meant to be the focus of this picture. To be completely honest, originally that was the intent. A facebook post perhaps about how David went to bed fairly easy tonight and that now I could sit down and just enjoy the cup of hot chocolate in relative peace. I couldn't really get the "picture perfect" picture with all of the other "stuff" lying around. That's when I thought a little more about it all. 

• Yes, the cup of hot chocolate is significant because I am sitting down, enjoying my relative peace. When I first poured it (it is the cheap Swiss Miss kind fyi) the smell evoked amazing memories of camping at Eagle Lake and getting up early to go fishing with Dad and Grandpa or sitting around the fire waiting for them to come home from their fishing excursion. The smell is so comforting somehow. 
• In the back you can see Dawg's kong toy. Tonight we took him for a walk for the first time in ages because it is finally warm enough to take David out, too, without too much trouble. We were all happier for it. I'm grateful the weather looks nice for tomorrow so we can go out again. 
• The toy train on the couch is David's. Well, actually it is a very gracious friend's who let David borrow it after hours of fun with their train table yesterday. Remind me to buy one of those asap. Talk about peace! That kid was totally engaged and independently playing. IKEA here we come!
• The pillow is catching my eye. The tag on the pillow actually. It's just bothering me. I will have to turn it over before I go to bed. 
• The blanket envokes  feelings of comfort and warmth. It is perfectly weighted and soft. Makes me want to cuddle up with a good book...ah a book. Haven't read one for fun in ages. Looking forward to some of that over the summer when the sun is shining and we can go out back for David to play. 

Really though, that picture looks like clutter and a mess with stuff just laying around. But the cup of hot chocolate keeps me in my place for just a few minutes tonight...just long enough to think of happy things and the beautiful life we have, the two of us with our perfect little boy and amazing Dawg. Clutter or not, this picture tells a story of comfort and love. 

~Heather