Is there really anything like it?? One of my students came in this morning with a fresh pack of Crayola crayons-the 64 count box! I remember when I was a kid and getting the 64 count box was like hitting the jackpot. Not only did you have all those colors to choose from, but it came with a built in crayon sharpener on the back. There really isn't anything like the smell of brand new crayons...before they have been colored with and their tips dulled. I love it! Don't judge-I am allowed to get excited about crayons-I teach 10 year olds.
Then last night I was unloading the dishwasher and putting up the big pots in the cabinets underneath our island. I caught a whiff of the inside of the cabinet and it took me right back to the middle of May last year and our first weekend in our new house (We had not moved in yet but had brought 2 large loads of boxes filled with the kitchen stuff. Our project that weekend was to get the kitchen settled and John to hang up our blinds so those things would be done when we moved in a week later. The only furniture in the house was a blow up mattress that I brought with me from Auburn). I remember it was the morning after I told John our little family was about to increase. I was working in the kitchen and John was in what is now Will's room hanging blinds. I just sat on the floor for a really long time, so incredibly happy, thinking about how much our lives were about to change, and how they already had by us deciding to move to Birmingham and buy a house. Now every time I open a cabinet, I am reminded of that morning.
Do smells do this to you?
3 comments:
Aren't God's plans so amazing? Just a simple yes to following him and he will align your path.
BTW, I love the smell of crayons, I loved coloring as a child....I still do I just don't own crayons.
Hey Brooke! I'm glad to know someone else's mind works like mine. Smells bring back all kinds of memories for me!
I don't know if you've heard, but I got the 8th grade science job at Liberty Park Middle, so needless to say, I am very fortunate to have a job already and so excited about being a part of the Liberty Park community. I'm sure I'll start seeing a lot of you once school starts! Can't wait.
BTW...Will is absolutely adorable!
my favorite is fresh sheets out of the dryer. nothing like it!
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