Savory Moments

Since moving here there has been a whole new level of living frugally.  Things that were of normal occurrences before are rarities and things to be savored now.  We made our second trip to Wal-Mart since living here this past week and the kids were so excited.  They looked at toys, cookies, candies, and you name it they wanted it.  But all of those things come with a pretty hefty price down here.

Well, Daddy spontaneously decided when we were checking out that the kids could get some candy.  They were ecstatic.   They about exploded when he said they could pick their very own and didn't have to share.  Their faces were priceless.  They eagerly waited for the checkout person to hand them their very own package of candy and were wiggly worms all the way to the car.

Once in the car, there was not a word uttered for about 10 minutes.  The only sound you could hear was, "mmmmm....MMMMMM......mmmm!!!"

Olivia decided for her and Leia that they would savor

their candies even longer.  They split one bag of M&Ms

and then a few hours later split the other person's bag.

She is a chocoholic just like her Daddy!

Even he was without words while he was eating his

candy.  That just does not happen.

Yep, even he was saying, 

"MMMMMMMMM!"

Finger licking good

Quiet as a mouse

Amazing what over 3 months with no candy will do : )

And me, well I could live without candy forever.  Not my forte.  But some good cheese dip and tortilla chips and I would be saying the same thing, "MMMMMM!"  And I did last night.  We made yummy delicious Mexico Chiquito style cheese dip.  We have been rationing our Velveeta that we import in with people's luggage when they come.  

It is amazing how much more you appreciate things when you don't have them for so long and they become treats and moments that are more savory and memorable.  They are just that, TREATS!  They become the unexpected instead of the EXPECTED.   Because with that there is more thankfulness.

Why does it really take so much to make people happy?  They buy so much all year long that when birthdays roll around they have to buy even bigger and better because they have to trump all the expected things from the entire year.  There really is nothing special left.    

1 Thessalonians 5:18 "In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."