Apple Picking

On Monday evening, Nat and were playing outside and I had this brilliant idea that we should to an apple orchard Tuesday morning and pick apples. So I asked her if she thought that would be fun, her reply "wowie bozowie" (those familar with Boz the bear picked up on that) "yes mama, you are the best!" So I found a farm and even a recipe to make homemade applesauce and apple butter. Yes I am feeling slightly Betty Crockerish. Well it rained all night and by morning everything was a soggy mess, however we intended to go apple picking! We got dressed in our jeans and sweatshirts and nat wore her frog boots. We drove to the farm with sucj excitement to pull in and find out they were CLOSED! I am thinking what in the world...the website said they were open...I must be reading the sign wrong! Natti yells in the back "we're here, let's pick those apples". I then told her the news and her reply was let's go to another farm". I called my mom to share our bad news so she tried to find another farm for us to go to. Everything is closed on Tuesdays! I was having a real bad attitude about this...not sure why, it was apple picking afterall. I told the girls at work and later when talking to a friend, I told her too. Later that afternoon, after baking bread and finger painting, Nat said "this was a fun day mama, we can pick apples another day" I thought, oh my! I have had this bad attitude all day about picking apples and she has had a great day just being with me! My 3 three old gave me a serious attitude check!