The Way We Should Be

Friday, October 17, 2008

Lessons




The other day, Olivia wanted to work outside with her daddy on the playhouse. He has been building it for awhile now and she decided to be his helper. The next thing I know, he is telling me that she will be working with him the whole day....aka....no school today in terms of curriculum. They run to the hardware store and are gone for hours. When they return, she has a tool belt, all the tools including her own tape measure, drill, screwdriver, pliers, hammer and protective eye wear! This is serious business!! She already runs his logsplitter for him, helps him build fires in his stove and now is drilling holes to build things. Oh, she did school that day alright. What she learned was valuable, applicable industrial arts/woodshop from a pretty amazing person! She has been out there for 3 days and I couldn't be more in love with Frank for what he is doing with and for her. There is no greater joy than for a woman to see her husband enjoying the interaction with his child. It is a huge blessing. I am so glad my girls have a daddy that relishes in spending quality time with them. From the time of being a little girl all the way up to adulthood, having a daddy that thinks you are amazing and worth spending time with is pretty important. I am so happy for my girls!

2 comments:

Amy© said...

That's a very productive day of school for all concerned. :)

Homegrown said...

I agree! Thank you for your wisdom!