Another bizarrely perfect day today. Chilly, but great. I took the kids to Golden Gardens and we watched the trains. Well, me and Viri watched the trains, and Arkaedi was obsessed with the ocean. To the point of saying “WA! WA!” which is incredible interest from an 11 month old baby girl. This nice weather may actually carry me through the winter now. I can possibly hold out until May!
It got me thinking of what my friend texted me about being parents: our kids do get such a range of experiences, and it’s great when we can really bring them something that expands their world. Living here, I have the opportunity for mountains, rivers, the ocean. In the natural environment alone there is a daily reminder of the beauty and power of life. I’ll never forget my first time seeing the ocean. Due to geographic and financial circumstances it was tough to get there, but my kids can see it every day. Easy to take these kinds of things for granted, and we do. But it’s wonderful to be reminded of these things.
After that we came home and Viri and I played puppet shows with Arkaedi. I really am enjoying this stage of my life immensely. I make some mistakes, I get irritated and fail my kids in little ways, true. But I still make sure they get a quality of life that is very good. They learn, play, and grow. I hope I am doing my part to guide them to their destiny.
One amazing aspect of this recent weather is that we get to see Mt. Rainier every day. It’s incredible. I do wish they had kept the native name, Tacoma or Tahoma. I forget what it means. I think it’s “One who comes here to loom menacingly over the horizon and make glaciers, and is all out of glaciers.”
I may be mistaken. Still, having Tahoma standing watching you would be better than Rainier.
And So On... 