Today was a very sunny day, as most of our days have been lately. It was warm enough to lie out in the sun and soak up some vitamin D. I'm hesitant to blog about it because I know that many of you are probably knee deep in snow right now. I do hope you are enjoying it if that is the case. Hopefully no one had to go without heat or anything.

I figured my daughter needed a bit of sun as well since she's been a bit moody lately. She's the one complaining about her moods, not me. I also knew she's been needing a little mother-daughter time so I invited her to come outside with me. The sun felt so nice as it penetrated our skin.

We chatted about this and that, and she shared with me some of the music she likes to listen to, most of which I'd never heard before. I don't monitor her music, though some parents probably think that's a good idea. I hear her listening to it while she puts her makeup on in the morning and I've never heard anything particularly offensive. I also understand that at that age, sometimes a little bit of intensity is desirable, as they are going through turbulent times.

Anyway, she played one song that was very sad, about never coming home... and by the visual images that accompanied it, they were talking about never coming home from a war. The pictures, which were in black and white reminded me of a war story my father had shared in his autobiography. He never talked about his experiences to us kids, but, thankfully, he did write them down.

My daughter is probably one of the very few 15 year olds whose grandfather was a WWII vet. It all has to do with me being a late-in-life baby, and her being born when I was 38. Anyway, after the song and images we'd just seen, the story had added impact, and left us both in tears for all the things that soldiers go through.

Well, I didn't actually mean to make her cry, but it was a special moment. We lightened the mood with more music that she liked. I gave her my full attention. I realized that even though it seems like we are together a lot, we are often coming and going so much that we don't get to bask in each other's company very often. So glad we got to today!