Our country is in crisis and I just want my grandchildren to know I did everything I could to deliver them a country to be proud of.
But I can't write about that. They will judge me by my actions.
Today was a snow day. Will is in Finland on a business trip (flights were all canceled), so Syd was home alone with three wild and crazy boys. Let me just tell you - she is the best mother I have ever seen. I am not biased. I have known thousands of parents, intimately. She is the very best. Will is the perfect complement to her. Truly, perfect.
The best part of the day was when Syd facetimed me to show me the boys playing in the snow. Watching videos of them sliding down the neighbor's driveway made the noise of the country disappear. Neighbors caring for them made me feel so sure they will always be ok.
Then Jack grabbed the phone and showed me the snow and was genuinely interested in seeing the snow here. We had a beautiful conversation and shared our joy for the beauty of nature. Jack gets nature more than most children. He loves all the creatures. He was full of joy and wanted to share it. It was everything.
Finn seemed to have the best day ever - sliding around like a crazy man. The only thing that would have made it better was sharing it with his Da da. The first thing he told his mother this morning when he ran in to tell her it had snowed, was that he wished his Dada was home so he could see it. That little boy is so special. His emotional intelligence and ability to empathize is greater than some adults I know.
Archie was so tickled sliding down the driveway on a plastic storage box lid that he could barely contain himself. Then, he spent the rest of the day sliding around on his stomach licking his mittens saying, "yummy". That baby just figured his mother had spread a snow cone across the planet for his own pleasure. She was so tired she didn't think to stop him. Now that's love.
My heart is fortified tonight. Onward through the fog.
