grizzled

Oh, my friends. It was one of those days.

My Little One had woken up grizzly and had grown grizzlier as the day continued [grizzle grizzle grizzle]. And as her grizzles grizzled, I became crankier and crankier. What a team!

By lunch.time we were both ready for a break so we bundled up and headed out for a windy walk [perfect for blowing those grizzles away].

My little friend soon fell asleep and as my cranky head began to clear I saw a fellow coming towards us. All hunched over, pushing a frame. Beautiful old-man-pants pulled up high, polished shoes and a flat cap. As we neared, he peered out at us and smiled. The biggest, wrinkliest, most life.loving smile you ever did see. [oh!]

In bed that night, as I was giving thanks for all that was beautiful about my grizzly day, it was that smile of his that filled my brain.

Tags: baby love, gratitude, happiness, mindfulness