Monday, April 22, 2013

Encouragement begets encouragement

About a month ago, Mike got up early to take the kids snowboarding.  I mean like 5 am early and everyone else with him - including me.  I wasn't up that early to go snowboarding, I was up that early making them all hot cocoa to drink with their lunch.  A tradition that started some time ago when I was happy to get up at 5 am to make a huge batch of cocoa.  Anyhow, unlike them, I get to go back to my warm bed after my cocoa creation is complete.  But this morning, when I woke up  - for the second time - I opened my bedroom door and found a sweet love note from Brigam on the floor.  It made me smile so I stuck it to my door.  5 am cocoa creation time was totally worth it that day.

Isn't that so sweet? 
Well, this morning as I was walking past it for the (about) 100th time, I just had to tell Brigam why I kept it there. "Brigam," I said, "I just want to let you know why I keep this love note you gave me on my door and why it hasn't found it's way into my 'love notes' book yet.  It's because every time I walk past it, it makes me smile and that makes me happy, so thanks again for my love note.'
He gave me the obligatory 'Welcome' and I continued on with my morning.  About 20 minutes later he told me to come upstairs. As I obediently walked the steps, this is what I saw:
 
 
He had completely covered my door with his pad of sticky notes - all love notes for me.  I guess that kid likes it when I smile and am happy.  Now I have no excuse to be grumpy - that is as long as I am standing in front of my bedroom door!
 
Thanks Brigam!  You're my smile creator!

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