December 27

Today, I am grateful for...

Health
The good health of everyone in my family... for Orlando's fever as his body protects itself from the virus or bacteria that is inside right now.

Two boys
I was reading The Color Kittens to Orlando and I just had this great sense of happiness for the fact that I have TWO children. TWO boys. I am grateful that our family is forever changed because of Mica's presence.

I am grateful for the time I spend just with Orlando while Mica is napping, and I am grateful for the time we spend all together, with Mica crawling over us and Orlando talking about how "cute" Mica is.

Peace Without
I am grateful for the peaceful feeling in our home today, as it was just Orlando, Mica, and I together. (Our housemates are out of town.) We had our own rhythms and everything felt so amazingly relaxed and open.

Peace Within
I am grateful that I did not take any angry actions today. I did not speak in impatience or move quickly or demand for anything to stop.

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Orlando is grateful for...

• my healthy body.
• that I came back to life a little bit (after taking a nap his fever was lower).
• laughing when we were going downstairs, when I was piggyback on you and you were holding Mica.
• that I'm good to myself.
• me too, that I didn't take any angry actions, except for the time I hit Mica with the golf club, but not too hard, because I asked him and asked him where the Owl Babies book was and he didn't tell me.
• the Owl Babies book. It's so funny, isn't it?
• my new dinosaurs. I want to show the new dinosaurs to Spiny. Spiny is called Spiny because has a big spine on his back. I am grateful for Spiny.