I leaned against the kitchen counter, my breathing laborious, and my face (as Joe informed me) “ALL RED!” I took a sip of warm water to sooth my icy throat. I had just come back from a 20 minute jog and walk interval, the first one in many weeks. I need not mention that it was quite cold, and flurries were spotted earlier that morning.
So when you’re cold, your nose runs, right? So I sniffed. A lot.
Julia who was doing her school on the kitchen island and asked very sweetly, “Angie? What’s worng?”
“Huh?” I looked at her puzzled, until it hit me. “Oh! I’m not crying Julia. I’m just cold and I need a tissue!”
Julia nodded understandingly, and told me in a very grown-up voice, “Oh, I know all about that.”
How true is Teddy Roosevelt’s words on this subject!:
“For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.”
I concur 
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