CoolhandSteve's Journal

Wow did my 3 year old suprise me tonight. 

I went and picked her up from school so we could spend some time together before going to her sisters school for the PTA meeting.  She was all kinds of happy to see me and jumped up in my arms.  So I carried her out of school and asked her what she wanted to do, go play or grab something to eat.  She opted for eating and choose McDonalds (big suprise there).

So we ate and chatted, as much as you can hold conversations with a 3 year old.  She was excited and I was thrilled to be there with her.  So after she ate her fill, she wanted to play w/ the video games there.  She was having a blast doing really nothing, but it was fun to watch her dance around with the controller thinking she's doing something.

So then we got to the school.  We were still early, so she hopped up to the front seat with me so we could play.  Amanda wanted to drive, so I got out and moved over to the passenger side so she could sit behind the wheel.  She was having such a blast.  She kept playing mommy, taking one toy away and giving me another.  She even read me a book LOL

So the stbx showed up w/ my oldest and we went into the school.  While waiting for the meeting to start, Amanda started getting tired and ornery.  Started insisting on a binky, even though there wasn't one to be had.  Doing the 3 year old kick and struggle.  She wasn't too bad tho.

Once Sam's show started, Amanda was enthralled by it and kept waving at her sister.  The title for the show was "What a wonderful world".  So while the show was ending, I sang that line from the song, and (this is what shocked me) Amanda sang back "I see skies of blue..... clouds of white".  It amazed me that my little girl was singing Louis Armstrong.

It's the realization of how many moments like this I'm going to miss because I'm not with my girls every day that gets me depressed.  I'm shedding a few tears right now, mourning the loss of the little things to come that I'm going to miss. 

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I see trees of green........ red roses too
I see em bloom..... for me and for you
And I think to myself.... what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue..... clouds of white
Bright blessed days....dark sacred nights
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world.

The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are also on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
Theyre really sayin......i love you.

I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
Theyll learn much more.....than Ill never know
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world

(instrumental break)

The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are there on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
Theyre really sayin...*spoken*(I ....love....you).

I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
*spoken*(you know their gonna learn
A whole lot more than Ill never know)
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself .......what a wonderful world.