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Solving the Energy Crisis
By Christina Quick | June 25, 2008
It seems you can’t get far on a little these days.
As gas hovers at $4 a gallon and grocery prices soar, the business of living takes an increasing amount of resources. With all the things I juggle throughout the week, my inner fuel reserves are sometimes in short supply as well by the time I make it home at the end of the day.
In spite of feeling a little tapped out earlier this week, I decided to treat my family to some homemade chocolate cookies. Using the oven in the middle of summer may not help the energy crisis, but seeing how excited and appreciative the kids were as they entered the kitchen doing the “Mom made cookies” dance made it worth the small spike in my utility bill.
As we sat around the table with our saucers and milk, my son remarked, “Mom, you’re great.”
“Because I made cookies?” I teased.
“No,” he said, looking reflective. “I mean, the cookies are really good. But you’re great for lots of reasons. You’re just such a great mom.”
As I took in those words, my heart suddenly felt topped off. I can get a lot of miles to the gallon on little moments like that.
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