We had a fun thing happen yesterday morning.  A neighbor from across the street came to our door and caught us homeschooling!  I was at the kitchen table with my two younger children, doing their math.  My husband was playing the piano.  We heard a knock at the door and I looked up at the kitchen window and saw him standing there.  I let my husband get the door so I could continue what I was doing.  Our nice neighbor dropped off some science magazines, thought our family would enjoy them.  After he left, I thought how nice it was that when he walked up, it was quiet except for the piano playing.  When he looked in the window, he could see us there, doing our work with Mom quietly explaining stuff.  It stayed quiet the whole time he visited with my husband.  I was really excited to be caught homeschooling!  This neighbor usually just sees me with my kids while we walk up and down the hill or outside playing in the yard.  Sometimes at garage sales.  It was so nice for him to see us at that moment!  Even the flower beds near the door had recently been beautifully redone by my dh and the boys. 

Now, what I was so glad he DIDN'T see was our oldest son, eating breakfast out in the dining room, still in his pajamas.  He didn't hear whining kids or a frustrated Mom.  He didn't see the Lego-strewn living room or the kids' craft table, with papers and crayons spread all over it.  He didn't see the messy bedrooms where the kids struggle with bed-making.  And he couldn't see the dishes I hadn't done yet (you can't see that from outside the kitchen window!)  So, lest you think all is perfect here, I wanted to burst your bubble (mine was burst years ago!)

It's not like he saw something that wasn't real.  But he saw us, at that moment, at our best.

It was just one of those golden moments for me.  And we got some free magazines to boot!

About my last post ... you know that personality test I mentioned?  My dh took it and convinced me to take it myself.  And NO, I didn't have fun!  Tests are not fun to me.  I guess we've been married long enough that we weren't surprised by our outcomes.  He's the thinker.  Feelings are my forte.  This is not news.  Although, it's funny, he's more the extrovert now and I'm more the introvert.  Wasn't that way when we got married nearly 20 years ago.  Things change!

Though there was a totally cool thing about the test outcome.  They give you a list of famous people who share similar traits.  The two names that totally thrilled me were Laura Ingalls Wilder and Helen Keller!  These two women have had much influence on my life, they were both amazing.  THAT part of the test was fun!

Oh, cathmom wrote an interesting comment on my last post on the definition of fun.  Something to think about.