Lazy Sunday

 Today was pretty quiet.  We got up and started slowly.  Levi wanted to do the Gingerbread house, so we spent some time doing that.  Actually, Levi has been bugging me to do the Gingerbread house since Jo bought it for him a few days ago.  So finally I acquiesced and we built the house.  Levi had a blast and it was right up his alley.  I had to do the eaves on the roof but other than that, pretty much he did it on his own.  It came with everything that you needed and about twice as many lollies (candy) as you see.  He ate as many as he put on the house, but it was much more about the task than about the end product.  He happily played for at least an hour though and that is a bonus as well.

Then we did our Sunday tasks of grocery shopping, filling up the car with petrol and getting organized for the upcoming week.  I am grateful that there are only four weeks of term left and even more grateful that at the end there I have three full weeks of holiday as well.  I am looking forward to just time.  Time to feel like I am not spending every waking hour working either at work or in the yard.  I am looking forward to having time with Levi without feeling like I am torn between conflicting tasks. 

Levi and I then 'fought' for about an hour.  He loves this Fighting Game and involves me lying on the couch and just with my legs trying to 'pin him' to the couch.  He begs to play this game all the time and I have to be careful because if he (or I) are too tired, it always ends in tears!  I am hoping to get him into Judo or Karate after our term off to let him get out some of that Testosterone without feeling like I am going to get hurt or accidentally hurt him.    

Then Levi drew pictures while we watched the new Transformers movie. Levi has really got into drawing and every now and then surprises me.  Mostly he draws Rocket cars.  Well of course!  But today as he sat drawing beside me he said;

"Can you see my feeling in this picture?"  (Top one)

I said;  "You are feeling that you want to go grocery shopping with your Mum today"

He said; "No Mum, It's a feeling of hope"

It is amazing sometimes how he can suddenly come up with something that will just sit you back in your chair.  He said that they are 'hope colours'.  Then he drew me a Hope Star (Middle picture).  He was in a very hopeful mood.  I wish I shared his surety.  I am glad that he is that sure of hope.  I am proud that he is that hopeful and just that fact gives me hope for the future, when the future all in their hands!