Because my great-nephew, Wyatt, is visiting for a few months, I got out all of Keven's Legos - he has a TON of them. Wyatt and I are carrying on where Keven and I left off, we both could spend hours building and making up stories of what our Lego people are doing in their Lego worlds.
Sometimes I wonder - did I spend too much time playing with Keven when he was a kid? Is it normal for a mom to sit on the floor, back aching, derriere numb, for hours working on a 953 piece police station? (It came with a jail and a prisoner, who would have guessed back then.....).
I think I spent more time with him than the average mom because I didn't have a husband or other children to care for. It was him and me. We were a team. We had so much fun in his childhood - especially out on the ocean on our Boogie boards.
So, anyhow, today I was sifting through them to give some away* tomorrow and it was kind of emotional for me. Made me feel sad, long for those simple days, the pure joy, the carefree life we had. I never took it for granted back then and - even though my mother and others said we spent too much time together - I don't regret one minute.
* Tomorrow I am taking Kev's friend with me to visit and he's bringing his two kids along. They have a nice play there. Keven wanted to give some of his Lego's to Williams kids I am filled two gallon size Ziploc bags full of them. We obviously have plenty to spare!
Peace, Hope and Love, Barbara
