Monday, February 9, 2009

All Thanks to Their Cute Dad


Last Tuesday evening our telephone rang with a request from one of the young men in our ward. He had a job interview at nine o' clock Wednesday morning and was wondering if Nate could give him a ride. Nate's work schedule did not permit such taxiing, but mine did. When I agreed to the drop-off, it had not occurred to me that the young man would also need a ride home. Suddenly the request seemed a bit of an inconvenience. A handful of lemons, if you will (mostly due to the complication that two small children add to the stay-and-wait part of the equation).
Tuesday night, through a cluttered mouthful of fists and floss, Nate said, "Hey, I've got an idea for you and the kids during the interview."
"What?" I asked, fearing an answer that would necessitate a trip to KwikKar or Jiffy Lube.
"There's a Krispy Kreme right down the road. You could take the kids to get a donut. And Henry could watch the assembly line. I think he'd really like that."

And just like that: lemonade!

(I hope it doesn't take my children too many years to realize that they have a darling father, and that their mother is hopelessly tangled up in a mess of love for him).

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To say Henry "liked" our outing is probably a gross understatement. He loved everything about it - the free hat and balloon, his heart-shaped donut with pink and red sprinkles (and his bite of mine (original glazed)), the cup of water (with a straw!), the bubbly lake of frying grease and the frosting fountain on the assembly line. One of my favorite things about Henry, besides his four front teeth and the way he forgives me for being awful, is the enormous wonder and joy he expresses over small pleasures -- like a sprinkle donut.

15 comments:

  1. Ya know, I myself have never been to Krispy Kreme. Looks like you all, especially Henry, had fun!

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  2. uh i would like to go visit the assembly line too!

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  3. Oh...I love it. And Nate is about the best person in the world for making lemonade. Are you loving your new camera? The pics are coming out great! Love ya and miss ya.

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  4. This is so cute, Emily. What a sweet thing for you to do for both your kids and one of our young men in the ward.

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  5. So sweet. I needed this recipe for lemonade today. Thank you. Beautiful pictures! Love you, Mandy

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  6. Well this was cute! Um, and a donut sounds really good right now!

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  7. Don't you love it when husbands volunteer you for things? Chances to grow I guess. ANd what a good idea Nate had. All the Krispy kremes around us have gone out of business.
    Henry is so cute. I hope my kids forgive me for being awful.

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  8. Can I come next time??! Looks like a ball!

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  9. What fun pics and great memories... Love that sweet Henry!

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  10. I will take a YM to an interview any day if I get to have donuts!!!! You are such a fun Mom!

    Oh and Thanks again for the wonderful surprise of seeing you guys at our door the other day :) It really brightened our night! How about Monday night FHE at our house??? I already have the "activity" planned....ROCK BAND! :)

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  11. Such a fun outing!!! William would have just the same reaction as Henry!

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  12. I just got caught up on your last 4 posts (I'm a bit behind on everyone's blogs, ahhhh, what can you do?), but I loved reading all your musing over the past month. I love it that you are not afraid to write what you not only feel, but what you think! I really like to read your blog, and at times I feel a lot the same as you about life, and I think a lot of other women feel the same way as well. ANYWAY, love Krispie Kreme, so sad that they might go bankrupt this year!!! Yeah, I read about it on Yahoo...the top 20 companies that are in line for bankruptcy. Nooooooooo!

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  13. I'm with Sugar, who said that she enjoyed reading your blog. I do too. I also can't help but get a little teary reading this post because I would TOTALLY think lemons if I had to do the task of driving someone and WAITING for him to do an interview and look what a fun thing you were able to do in the meantime. inspiring. Thank you. And your pics are fantastic.

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  14. You are too cute. I really adore reading your writing. It makes me happy. We miss you!! Can't wait for our Krispy Kreme date!

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