they tell me its been a mild winter and i am SO GLAD! the past few weeks have been really lovely, with a few exceptionally cold days. lots of sunshine, occasional rainfall that's lovely to sleep to all night with the window cracked just a little and i just smell spring in the air. last weekend we visited a park where the plum blossoms were blooming and it definitely pulled my heartstrings to start dreaming up a happy little yard where beautiful things grow. betsy was oh so happy to help me out at the store. she was in charge of picking out the flowers...not to mention placing in the cart and rearranging in the cart, putting them on the checkout counter and back in the cart...and back in the car. one. by. one. it was precious. and she was so dedicated and focused on the task that i couldn't bring myself to hurry her along. i just sat back and smiled and soaked up that memory. later in the day some girlfriends came by to get out of the house and put their hands in the soil. they were all tickled to be scooping the soil into the planters. one of them took home an extra flower and you would have thought it was her most prized possession, she was just so proud of it. felt good to be teaching our littles to love momma earth and enjoy growing beautiful plants around our yard. hoping they grow up with the same spring fever.
