I am grateful for the gift of a sunny fall Saturday. For Fall Harvest Festivals and Tractor shows and the children's amazement at the inner workings of motors. I am grateful for hay mazes and corn mazes and crowds of littles wandering through them all.
I am grateful for a day spent "out and about", avoiding housework entirely.
I am grateful for my affectionate little girl, for the constant streams of hugs and great bit "mah!" kisses.
I am grateful for silly little overpriced pony-ride circles, for the joy and confidence on my son's face when he realized he really could do it.
I am grateful for the light in my daughter's eyes when she sees an animal, the way she pressed herself against the fence to get closer to the "nay nays" and the "seeee".
I am grateful for a quiet ride in a horse-drawn wagon, around the perimeter of the farm, my two happy kids sitting on the bench seat with me, a delightful older couple for company, a moment out of time, lulled by the rhythm of the draft-horse walk.
I am grateful for quiet evenings and early bedtimes.
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