TP...or not TP...that is the question...

Made a toilet paper run today. 

My 4 year old son, in the center of the aisle, 

gave me an elaborate, fully animated presentation 

as to why he believed Quilted Northern was a far superior toilet paper 

to the Cottonelle we had now. 

After all, he had seen the commercial. 

Now, I admit, I may have purchased dollar store toilet paper a time or two…

you know, moments of desperation and all…

and it had, in fact, displayed inferior qualities, 

practically disintegrating in your hands before fulfilling it’s ‘duty’…

see what I did there *ahem* 

But, Cottonelle is pretty high grade *in my humble opinion* 

and I was going to state my case.

“But the Cottonelle has RIPPLES son…RIPPLES! That’s sophisticated technology right there…” 

I replied with complete sincerity, with hands on hips and titled head, 

trying to keep a straight face.

He wasn’t taking no for an answer.

“THIS is BETTER for our BUTTS Mom, TRUST ME!!!!!!” 

he said in a loud voice and very matter-of-factly, 

as he threw the 12 pack in the cart, turned around with folded arms and a scowl on his face, 

and proceeded to stand guard to prevent me from removing it. 

Sigh.  

He’s got moxie. I’ll tell ya that much.  

Sooo, I took the….wait for it….plunge ;) and made the purchase.

Later that day, while putting laundry away, 

my 3 year old son bursts into the room and declares 

in a loud, gruff voice while pointing his finger at me, that  

“THAT toilet paper IS better for our butts!!!” 

Oh no. What are they up to in the other room? 

I’ve only been in the other room for 4.2 minutes!!! 

I rushed to the other side of the house praying against disaster 

“please don’t let there be a huge mess…please don’t let there be a huge mess…”

As I turned the corner, my 4 year old and 6 year old were 

in the hallway outside of the bathroom on the floor, 

with toilet paper stretched out between books. 

I was told *with absolute certainty* that…and I quote…

”we have 'investigated' and 'scientifically proven' that Quilted Northern IS the BEST! 

We stretched the toilet paper between the books & poured the water on it… 

the other toilet paper broke, and Quilted Northern didn’t! 

We did the test 3 times!! That’s it!!! I told you!!! It IS better!!!” 

Wow. 

Well there it is. 

Scientifically proven people. 

Case Closed. 

Double Sigh. 

Never a shortage of entertainment around here Bellas, 

take my word for it. 

So what does this have to do with 

tasting the beauty of life, 

and everyday beauty? 

Well, just that.

The best & most cherished moments in life are often 

those simple every day moments that fly under the radar.

Like when my husband calls out of the blue

 just to hear the sound of my voice...

how I light up when I hear the sound of his ringtone...

or how we chit chat and chuckle our way through his drive home commute. 

Sweet silliness. 

Like painting my daughter’s nails when she gets home from school 

instead of doing homework because the boys are still napping, 

and she tells me how much she loves “our time together."

Impromptu tea parties…

philosophical conversations with a 4 year old while building lego empires…

coffee with friends while talking about the deeper things of life. 

Snickering when the kids ask “what’s so funny???” 

because only Mommy and Daddy know the jokes behind the jokes…

when he reaches for my hand or I catch him giving me that look…

when our children bust me observing them doing their thing...and smile.

Enjoy the simple moments Sweet Bellas…they’re priceless…and precious…and fleeting...