Appreciation

I confess to sitting down yesterday and lamenting that I felt unappreciated. Michael was getting ready to go out of town on a series of jobs that will have him out and about from now through most of October while I had just spent the day jumping through hoops to get paperwork turned in for kids and organizing rides to here and there and listened to complaints from cranky teenagers. Upon my return home the kids went through the kitchen leaving a mess in their wake that needed to be cleaned up before dinner could be prepared and I reached the end of my rope.

Amira heard me complaining to Michael and came over and said, "It sounds like you need a hug." Michael explained that hugs are always nice, but sometimes people just need to be told they are appreciated for the things they do.

Later, Amira came to me with her camera and showed me some images. She said, "You should put these on the blog. They show the hard work you do. And you should title the blog, Appreciation."

Well, this went miles to making me feel better. Amira and Michael definitely bucked me up a bit. And it is nice to see photos through the eyes of someone else too. Below are images taken by Amira that she titles, "Appreciation":