Sunday, June 19, 2011

The Allure of Mud (and Dirt and Rocks and Sticks)

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Why, when my kids have THIS….

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Do they spend so much doing THIS?  Jackson, in particular loves the mud and dirt and sand.  I made an awful mistake early this summer.  We had a rainy day and the kids were outside stomping in puddles.  I looked outside and my first thought was to drag them in and avoid the mess.

 

Then, I thought, “no, that’s not what good, fun-loving, adventurous, encouraging moms do; let them PLAY”.

 

A few minutes later, when I was rinsing out clothes in the sink, bathing kids, mopping the floor, and cleaning mud out of the INSIDE of rain boots, I had other thoughts, which are maybe not so uplifting to share on my blog .

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