Children

So my mind is currently spinning and I can't stop thinking about my evening so I have to get it out of my head.  Thank you for being my outlet.

It's not often that I have children in my house.  In fact it's probably only been a handful of times that I've had the opportunity for kids to come over.  It's not that I don't like kids, (if you know me you know that statement is so far from who I really am it's laughable.)  It's more that I don't have people over.  I have entertaining anxiety.  If a roommate invites people over it's fine, it's on them.  But for me, I spend the entire time wondering if they're enjoying themselves or if they're counting the minutes until they can get out of crazy town.

Tonight I had an entire family over to my house.  It was sort of an impromptu get together because of some things I needed help getting done but none the less all 5 of them descended upon my humble abode.  I was nervous as I always am...but the joy of children in a home changes things.  It was so fun, and fascinating.  The things that kids can find joy in just astounds me.  My window candles from Christmas that I took out of the windows but have yet to put away.  Battery operated tea lights.  The few children's books that I keep on my shelf, and of course... Henry (the cat.)  He provided hours of entertainment for these tiny humans.  Activities that Vanessa and I usually only do for a few minutes to shut him up, they were entertained by for hours.  It was so fun to watch their excitement with things that I take for granted every day.

Some day I hope to have children of my own occupying my house and I'm sure then these little moments of fascination will become clouded by tasks like laundry, making dinner, bath time, breaking up fights, etc., but for today... it was pure joy.