It's been a long, cold winter this year here in the Greater Toronto Area. Today marked the first day in over a month that temperatures climbed over the freezing point, albeit barely. It was a welcome reprieve. After months of living under the oppression of frigid arctic air, 2 degrees celsius (about 35 degrees Fahrenheit) felt almost balmy. The addition of sunshine for the better part of the day only added to the pleasant sensation of relative warmth.
When I arrived home from work, I made a point of taking my two-year-old son outside. (Actually, he was the one who made a point of wanting to be outside. Poor kid has been cooped up indoors for most of the winter!) A feeling of immense well-being overcame me as I stood on the sunny street watching him stomp purposefully into slushy puddles and carefully craft makeshift snowballs. I looked up to the sky and smiled. A little sunshine can go a long way sometimes.
When I arrived home from work, I made a point of taking my two-year-old son outside. (Actually, he was the one who made a point of wanting to be outside. Poor kid has been cooped up indoors for most of the winter!) A feeling of immense well-being overcame me as I stood on the sunny street watching him stomp purposefully into slushy puddles and carefully craft makeshift snowballs. I looked up to the sky and smiled. A little sunshine can go a long way sometimes.
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