In These Small Hours

I had the most amazing afternoon. It began with snuggling Dakin on the couch after his nap. Then I mentioned making tortillas, and he decided he wanted to get in his chair to help (or so I thought. Turns out he just wanted to eat them). We put his new favorite book (How to Potty Train Your Monster) on his tray and he had a ball...all afternoon...turning pages and having me read them. I must have read that thing 15 times total today. He just loves it. One of the pages just cracks him up--there's a monster named Cranky on it, and Dakin waits with a giant grin on his face for me to ask him what Cranky says ("rroooaaarrr!"). Dakin will reply with a 'raaaar!' It's really cute.

That's how we spent the afternoon. Snuggling, tortilla making, putting laundry away and doing dishes, sprinkled with huge smiles and potty training monsters. It was amazing.

The whole afternoon made me think of another of 'our' songs--"Little Wonders", by (of course) Rob Thomas. It's about the little things making up a life. Memories and experiences that, no matter what happens, will never cease to exist. That was this afternoon.

Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulders

Don't you know the hardest part is over?

Let it in, let your clarity define you

In the end we will only just remember how it feels

Our lives are made in these small hours

These little wonders, these twists and turns of fate

Time falls away but these small hours

These small hours still remain

Let it slide, let your troubles fall behind you

Let it shine until you feel it all around you

And I don't mind if it's me you need to turn to

We'll get by,

it's the heart that really matters in the end

Our lives are made in these small hours

These little wonders, these twists and turns of fate

Time falls away but these small hours

These small hours still remain

All of my regret will wash away somehow

But I cannot forget the way I feel right now

In these small hours

These little wonders, these twists and turns of fate

Yeah, these twists and turns of fate!

Time falls away, yeah but these small hours

And these small hours still remain.