I have a post up on Shutter Sisters today.  Yes, it's about that night Cadence and I got ice cream a couple posts ago.

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It was the middle of November, and I was hitting a wall.  So much going on in my life, some good, some difficult, and all of it pulling my limbs in every which direction.  My husband had an event going on that night, and of course my daughter didn't want to miss out.  I should stay home and get some work done, my inner logic reasoned.  I'll regret it come this weekend if I don't.  Luckily for me, something a tad unusual happened; a sudden surge of spontaneity took over and hushed my common sense.  I decided to go out and have fun with my family.  I decided to say yes to myself, to what I really wanted.  And when my daughter asked to go out for ice cream that night?  I said yes to that, too. 

I believe this image is a sweet reward for having done so.

I'm learning that when I have these little urges to veer off the usual path, I should listen to my inner guide, because more than likely, there is magic waiting to be discovered in the hidden cover of mystery.  Sometimes the magic is profound and life-changing, and other times it's the simple pleasure of enjoying the unlikely ice cream cone on a cold November evening with your 5 year old sprite of a child.