Magic Moments ~Spot
Written for the lovely Jaime and her Magic Moments,pop over to her blog because she will make you so welcome and the magic moments will turn you into a big wibbly,wobbly jelly mess but a nice big wibbly wobbly jelly mess!
Here is my offering for this week...
Spot The Dog
So. It was Saturday and I was cleaning!
What....cleaning and on a Saturday...unbelievable.
Yep this must be the magic moment!
Me cleaning on a Saturday or indeed any day
Oh I'm badly digressing now and Im having a silent giggle attack inside of my head and it's so real my tummy is aching,soon I won't be able to write this post and it was supposed to be serious and heartfelt
Rewind and start again Jess!
So there I was cleaning Chips bookcase...phew I've made it through the giggles, and whilst sat in a pile of books and dust I found this
and I opened it up and saw this
this book had been given to my eldest boy,who is now twenty,on his first birthday.
I just held it in my hands and thought 'Oh my goodness'
I looked at my dads writing and that made it even more special.
I just held it in my hands and thought 'Oh my goodness'
I looked at my dads writing and that made it even more special.
Why does writing do that folks?
You see someone's hand written words and it brings back emotions.
I think in the world of emails and texts there is a message for us all there...hand written things mean so much.I guess they are so individual aren't they.
This book had been read by all three of my boys,probably hundreds of times and mostly by me and my mum.
It was still in good condition,all except one page,and my mum and I grinned at this.
One of the flap doors had been sellotaped on both sides
This book had been read by all three of my boys,probably hundreds of times and mostly by me and my mum.
It was still in good condition,all except one page,and my mum and I grinned at this.
One of the flap doors had been sellotaped on both sides
If you look carefully you can see the sellotape and I know why this flap had been sellotaped!It had been opened probably more than any other flap in the book and this is why....behind the flap was a....
snake!!!!And my mum hates snakes,and what page do you think those scallywag little boys wanted to torment their grandma with....the snake....of course! Makes perfect sense doesn't it!
I had lots of smiles reminiscing about times gone by,when the boys were young readers and so did my mum.
Can't beat Spot The Dog!
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That's so special - I love that its a Spot the Dog book too, they are such classics and your dad writing it must make it priceless. Lovely :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Taz,it was one of those unexpected moments that happen and the significance hits you like a ton of bricks.
DeleteIt bought back so many memories,good old Spot the dog!
awww thats so so lovely and how fantastic that all your children have read it too! i love it when these thing happen so unexpectedly.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with #magicmoments
P.s MASSIVE hugs for the shout out and kind words about the linky and also about my blog xxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks Jaime,it was a magic moment,sat covered in dust reminiscing over the boys and books and my mum and dad!
DeleteYou are so welcome for my words about you and the linky,it's no secret that I think you do such a fab job for the blogging community and the way magic moments has taken off shows that lots of others feel the same way too :-) have a happy Monday evening x
Aww this is so cute. What a special moment to share! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Deborah! Glad you liked my Spot post! He's a staple of childhood isn't he! x
DeleteAww. I had this book too!
ReplyDeleteHello Rebecca,every child should read Spot shouldn't they! All mine have!
DeleteAgree, there is something special bout handwritten messages and that sellotape where the snake pops out, so poignant.
ReplyDeleteHello Sarah,yes peoples handwriting means a lot doesn't it,especially as they grow older.I have a card from my grandma from my 13th birthday,I'm so glad I kept it as these days it's one of the last tangible things that I have from her.It means a lot to me and I know this book with my dads writing in will become a family heirloom.Soppy aren't I!
DeleteWhat a lovely post, got me all teary. Amazing when you find a little treasure like that, the memory floodgates must have opened wide! I completely agree - something special about hand written messages x
ReplyDeleteThanks Xandi,it did take me back down memory lane,to a time when all three of my boys sat and cuddled up and read Spot.The fact that ALL the boys had used this book made it very special and seeing my dads writing on it compounded that feeling...happy memories :-)
DeleteAw - this is so sweet1 Peanut has recently got a Spot book from his grandparents and he loves it! Agree on handwriting - there is something beautiful about handwritten messages. x
ReplyDeleteHi BlueBeretMum,thanks for your comment.Im glad Peanut has been given a Spot book by his grandparents,hang on to it,in years to come you will treasurehat Spot book,trust me!Have a great morning :-)
DeleteAw that is so sweet, I have some wonderful books from my childhood that have special messages in them too. x
ReplyDeleteaww this is such a lovely #magicmoment xx
ReplyDeleteOh, how lovely! Books are big part of life in our house, and we have some special ones :) Even some that belonged to me and have managed to now survive my boys too! What a wonderful trip down memory lane for you xx #MagicMoments
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