Magnolia

I have always wanted a magnolia tree in our yard.  The over-sized creamy white blossoms that hang from waxy leaves in late spring and early summer are incredibly romantic and seem to just fit with this lovely time of year.

Along with sweet-tea, BBQ, peaches and mint juleps, this could be the best of the south.  

The sweetest gift...

"Mommy" handwritten by my loving big girl on a bag from the pantry.  Done all be herself, it is the sweetest little gift...even if the goodies inside were her toys from the toy chest and all the bags in the pantry are left in a heap on the floor.  That is all trivial when I see these little letters thoughtfully formed by my girl's little hands.

nest

Typically, I would never touch a bird's nest.  My mother and grandmother instilled strong values in me about birds and their nests.  "Birds are very dirty and carry many diseases,"  I remember hearing from when I was a young child.
But...
I was in awe when the neighbor boy came to my door to show me the bird's nest he found in the yard.  It was the sweetest little nest I had ever seen.  It was crafted so perfectly with bits of twigs, leaves, threads and grass.  I am amazed that a little bird created this homey and cozy little nest for it's young.  What a sweet little treasure.

E-Bunny

What spring delights will fill your basket this Easter?

Happiest Easter wishes to you!

Click-Clack

Despite being ill, my babe never stops going.  She is on the move and into things all the time.  That is probably the reason she get so sick and takes a while to recover from her ailments.  This morning I heard a "click-clack" in the entryway.  It was my babe, as proud as can be, walking in her big sister's high-heel play shoes {with a runny nose, wheezing and coughing}.  Again, she is without pants...

Hopefully this surge in happy play means that our babe is on the mend!

walking

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The word walking makes me think of many happy things:

a baby's first steps

pushing a baby in a stroller

walking outside on a cool day

walking the dogs

walking on a beach barefoot...

The word walking paired with the word "pneumonia" sends chills down my spine, especially when it is my my little girl who is battling this nasty problem in her lungs.  I pray that with nightfall, there is some relief from the non-stop coughing.

In a few days, I hope we can go walking again with clear lungs and breaths of fresh air energizing our every step. 

C-R-O-U-P

Coughing up a storm
Runny nose
Oodles of medicine
Up all night
Please let our little baby get better again soon

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