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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Stacked Cereal and Coffee

Summer mornings are made of this.
My youngest is the early riser.
She sits at our circa 1956 formica island on a pine IKEA stool 
as she tries to decide if she wants cereal or toast.
Some days she will request PB and jam.
Other days it will be PB and honey.
I sip my coffee while I wait for her to decide.

Usually the cereal is Mini Wheats
but some days it might be Rice Krispies.
She often has difficulty deciding.
That is, unless I let her have cinnamon toast.
Then her smile is as wide as can be.
 Since cinnamon toast is usually a Saturday treat.
Kind of like real cream in my coffee.

She is old enough now, to distinguish between toast and bread.
No longer am I surprised by the tears
 as the still hot toast is placed before her instead of bread.
On these mornings my coffee sits cold.

Summer mornings slowly unfold.
I am trying to ignore how the days seem to be picking up speed,
towards the first day of school.
I am not looking forward to the mornings of rush and get ready.
Mornings of hurry up and are you finished yet?
Mornings of Coffee in my travel mug.

I want to remember our still, quiet time together before the others wake up.
These are the mornings of summer.
The mornings I can quietly watch
when she slowly
stacks her cereal
while I sip a perfect cup of coffee.
       XO

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17 comments:

  1. Right there with you on that summer clock ticking faster and faster. I could cry.

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  2. Very nice Dana. I love watching the days unfold this time of year too. I can't believe it's already August though, *sigh*

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  3. I have been following you after my dear friend Tracy waxed eloquently on your blogging and photo skills, and I have been enjoying reading you this summer! This post says it all, those blissful days are dwindling, we most hold tightly!

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  4. Yeah, I can't believe it is already August. Time flies so fast!

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  5. Oh that is a great picture.

    You are a master of composition, dear lady.

    Yep.

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  6. I can feel the pace picking up around our home too ... makes me want to savor every hour of summer. Love this post!

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  7. What a beautiful way to remember what mornings are like now. Though you have me craving Cinnamon toast!

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  8. Enjoy each moment of every day! Love the pic.

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  9. School starts tomorrow here. But that's different for me--it's still 108 here. School means winter for you!

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  10. So beautiful. Our summer mornings are numbered too.

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  11. That was so beautiful.

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  12. Too fast the little ones are grown and all you have are these memories. It´s good of your to savour them!

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  13. (sigh) Fun shot and sweet reflections.

    Wait, did you say cinnamon toast and real cream in one's coffee is a Saturday only treat? Ruh roh...

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  14. We went shopping for school supplies today... indeed it's getting closer!! I will miss the easiness of our mornings

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  15. love this! enjoy all those big and little moments and the time in between!

    ps: popping over from emily's

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  16. This is really quite lovely.

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