Cozy

There's just something about a dark, rainy day when you haven't had one in a while. The boys were in Worthington at my in-laws, and it was just Rosie and I after I picked her up from preschool.

"It's a rainy day. Know what that means?" I asked her.

"POPCORN!!" she gleefully shouted. Yeah, I may have trained her on this a little over her four years. We changed into comfy clothes, popped the popcorn, and snuggled onto the couch with blankets. She picked the movie- a LeapFrog movie- and since I wanted to enjoy the moment, but most kid shows numb my brain, I also started perusing that day's paper.

It was truly relaxing.

When her movie ended, we brought over a pile of books and started reading through them, still snuggled up in our nest of blankets. We may have even had a chocolate chip cookie or two.

While some days that we're stuck inside drive me crazy, this cozy afternoon reminded me how sweet these times can be.