Just Where I'd Like To Be

He was situated in the bathtub, and did not wish to un-situate. It was so warm and so cozy in there with his sister and of course, his mother sitting next to the tub. But it was time, and his mother said, "Ok, it's time to get dressed. Grandma will lift you out.." And yet he didn't immediately see the sense in this plan. We could hear the dissension in his voice. His grandmother then gently interjected.

"Let's go see the new toys you got today. Show grandma!" and I smiled and laughed and did all the cajoling things grandmothers have been known for since forever.

This seemed to work, and grandmother did lift him out, and did wrap him up in a towel. His mother had laid out his pajamas in just the right spot, and he allowed himself to be dressed while his grandma joked and tickled him into helpless laughter. Then she said, "Ok, how about those toys? Or would you like to go see if we can see a deer?"

Oh yes, he thought he would like that very much. So down we trooped, over to the plate glass windows where often a deer or two or three are known to congregate. The light was slowly fading, and as it did we talked about colors. What color was the sun (golden!); what was his favorite of all colors? (green I think!); what about the grass? (green too?), and so on.

We discussed the color of bananas, and the sun, and the moon, and how many frogs he had caught that day. This intriguing thought of frogs suddenly animated him, and he wanted to go 'check' on his frog. Grandma wisely deflected this topic (more cajoling), and it was soon forgotten.

It was so fun to talk about his day. He didn't often get to talk with Mother or Grandmother without interruptions and occurrences from his brother and sister. So he settled back into his grandmother's comforting lap, and held forth.

The lights were dim, and from somewhere in the room a small, girlish voice piped up. "Grandma, can we live here for forever?"

Now how is it that she can come up with the exact thing I too am wishing? "Well, maybe not forever, darling. But we'll have as much fun as we can while it lasts! How's that?"

"Ok.." But she clearly wasn't so sure.

Their mother bore them off to bed, and I sat at the window, thinking. Living somewhere 'for forever', somewhere you love, with someone you love. 

There is Somewhere, like that. This must be a taste of It.

Heaven.

See you along the Way!

the SconeLady