When Dinner Is Interrupted with an Impromptu Dance Party
February 01, 2015
Sometimes a moment is so great I want to document it and share it with the world (or a few people who read this here blog or my facebook page).
And sometimes a moment is so great I just want to live in it, experience it completely, and savor it to the fullest.
But the reality is - my memory sucks.
So sometimes I want to document a moment after the fact, just so someday I can go back and read about it and recall that special, sweet moment.
Thus, this post.
Last week, somehow at dinner I ended up quoting a song by Simon & Garfunkel. This then led to Josh finding it on his phone and playing it for us all.
Catherine is totally on a music kick currently. She's still singing Christmas carols (her own versions of "Joy to the World" and "Away in a Manger"). And the toys she's enjoying most at this moment are ones that play music. And that's all she wants to do with them - listen to the music. Even two toys playing two different songs at the same time (yikes!).
So, she was hooked once Josh started playing the Simon and G-Funk.
He kept the songs coming, and before long, Catherine was standing up on her chair, arms raised, hips swaying, pig-tails bopping, dancing to the tunes.
After awhile, it developed into a daddy-daughter dance.
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Eventually we all ended up on the kitchen floor with another of our family dance parties.
It.Was.Beautiful.
We could have reprimanded our daughter for standing on her chair.
We could have reminded her to eat her dinner and play later.
We could have said electronics don't belong at the table.
And we would have missed a beautiful moment.
Beauty in the mundane.
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Don't miss it.
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Written as a part of my Forgotten February writing challenge
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