Ever have one of those “normal” moments that awaken you to the change that has slowly occurred in your life.  I had one of those moments tonight as I stood in the check out line at our local Publix.

My shopping list was brief – one item at Publix - double stuff Oreos, and one at Blockbuster – Barbie and the Three Musketeers.   It was 7:00PM when I handed the teenager behind the counter the Oreos, ”short list” he asked?  I thought about explaining that I was running a little behind and this and the barbie movie would buy me some quality time with my wife.  As I thought of how ridiculous that would sound to the check out kid I simply smiled and replied “There was a day when these would have been flowers”.  Surprisingly enough he seemed to get it.

Today was crazy good, but it was still crazy and so that meant that I needed to be strategic regarding how Heidi and I would get some much needed time to catch up on the significant events of the day.  There was a day when flowers would have expressed my intentional love and need for her, however four kids and eleven years later it seems that Oreo’s and Barbie are a much better combination.

I guess my normal has changed – how bout yours?  When days get crazy for you and your spouse, what’s your combination?  Any suggestions?