It was because of a three year old’s expectorant cough that I came to see the moments captured in mess.<\/p>\n

Mess #1.<\/p>\n

On the chesterfield.<\/p>\n

Under the cushions.<\/p>\n

I had to scrub.<\/p>\n

Her first.<\/p>\n

Then the cushions.<\/p>\n

Feeling better, she requested pancakes.<\/p>\n

Sure. It’s Saturday. The furniture can wait.<\/p>\n

Flour, salt, sugar, milk, maple syrup. Drips and sticky bits.<\/p>\n

Mess #2.<\/p>\n

Tummies sated, there were adventures to have.<\/p>\n

From upstairs came the unmistakable sound of nine hundred building blocks cascading from bin to floor.<\/p>\n

Mess #3.<\/p>\n

I went back to the chesterfield.<\/p>\n

Vacuum humming, I paused. There’s that little pink egg timer!<\/p>\n

Oh! And a few bits of yellow yarn from the time big sister learned to finger knit.<\/p>\n

Twenty seven pennies, three Canadian.<\/p>\n

A tinker toy.<\/p>\n

Orange marker, a dryer sheet, popcorn kernels, sesame seeds, a grocery store receipt.<\/p>\n

A doll shoe.<\/p>\n

A tiny golden bead.<\/p>\n

Years of small moments gathered, archived, still living on in the recesses of…<\/p>\n

HEY! She HIT ME!<\/p>\n

Sigh.<\/p>\n

Mess #4.<\/p>\n

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