I had another one of those weekends where I was trying to squeeze too much into two days. I woke up and tried to get my workout on. I needed to clean my house, do laundry, cook, grocery shop, take the boys out to play, agreed to watch my friend’s son for the night, fit in a pedicure, etc…. Yeah, I was on “to do” list overload.

After ripping and running, I finally sat down on the couch, exhausted,  while I watched my son and his friend destroy my house. Toys were thrown everywhere as they laughed and chased each other. I finally gave up and just decided to let them tire themselves out.

My littlest Tali, sat in a corner and played by himself. Suddenly he got up and climbed the stairs. I figured he had to go to the bathroom. When he marched back down the stairs, I saw that he had completely changed clothes. He was now wearing  a pair of his big brother’s basketball shorts that were reaching him right over his ankles. He was also wearing his Ea.gles football shirt. He had it on backwards.  He walked over to his toys, sat down and resumed playing.

I watched him as he continued to play all by himself. He wasn’t concerned with the bigger boys not including him in their games. He simply found his own toys and made himself happy. When he decided that he needed to change clothes…he found some that worked for him. He never does too much, he just does what he needs.

Who said you can’t learn things from your kids?

My kids focus on the simple pleasures of life. Much like I did when I was a kid. Just having your favorite shirt or a friend was enough to make your day.

When things didn’t go well, we found something else to make us happy. The sadness never lasted for long.

I really need to work on simplifying my happiness. Everything I could ever want is right here at Casa 1969.

Now if only he would wear a GIANTS shirt.