Thursday, January 8, 2009

Crazyland, Wonderland, or maybe Candyland?

We were driving today...Evan, Jack, and I...and we had a lot of stops to make. It was a busy, happy day. On our way to a friend's house to pick some stuff up, I was feeling a bit stressed because I was running late and had so much to do before the big kids came home. So Evan and I had a funny conversation...it goes like this....

"Mom, where are we going", says Evan
"We're going to crazyland", says Mom
"Have you ever been to crazyland?, replied Evan
"Yes I have", says Mom
"Well I've been to Wonderland" says Evan
"Really- what's it like?", Mom inquired
"I don't want to tell You", Evan says.

He eventually divulged that there are lots of candy canes there. He got me thinking about how I look at my life. Do I see it as "Crazyland" or "Wonderland"? He may of thinking about "Candyland" because it has all his favorite treats.

I think if I looked at life more through his eyes, I would see more wonder. Just something to think about.


2 comments:

Terri said...

Amazing what kids can get you thinking about!

Jenny Ramsey said...

"Cats and rabbits would reside in fancy little houses, and be dressed in shoes and hats and trousers. Within that world of my own, I could listen to a babbling brook and hear a song that I could understand."
how confusing our adult world must be to our little ones...they see things the way they really should be.