A Tree and Her Boy

Josh was home for his birthday and I took some photos of him with his tree.

As I posted these photos I thought of the poem The Giving Tree, which I read to my children many times.

Once, there was a tree…
And she loved a little boy.
And every day the boy would come
And he would gather her leaves
And make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
He would climb up her trunk
And swing from her branches
And eat apples
And they would play hide-and-go-seek.
And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade.
And the boy loved the tree… very much…
And the tree was happy.

Such a sweet poem.

Such a sweet boy.

The Baby Effect.

This is what happens to perfectly normal people in the presense of a baby named Ezra.

It's amazing what a cute baby can make you do.

York Avenue South

When I went to Minnesota last fall I took some photos of mom and dad's house.

That's what it will always be to me - mom and dad's house.

The bird bath and  feeder always make me think of dad and how much he loved the birds.

While I was there I threw lots of veggie scraps down in the ravine.

Also accidentally tossed the salad spinner down there too!

Managed to retrieve it without rolling all the way to the bottom.

What a beautiful home.

So many good memories.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl.

A few weeks ago we celebrated Alexandra's birthday.

I decorated the room with bright colors and colorful lanterns.

So fun!

And made a delicous birthday cake with coconut cream cheese frosting.

Completely yummy.

 

                                                  

Dear Alexandra,

Happy birthday to my sweet, precious child.

The day you were born I became a mother and it was the best thing that ever happened to me!

I watched you become a kind, intelligent, beautiful woman and I am so proud to be your mom!

Thank you for being who you are.

I love you,

Mom

p.s. ILYMTC

Peanut and Baby E.

Took this photo of Alexandra and Ezra when she was home a few weeks ago.

Alex had a video playing for "Baby E", as she calls him. He was mesmerized.

Yesterday I was carrying Ezra in my room and stopped in front of a photo of Alex. Ezra smiled and started cooing at the photo.

I held him up in front of photos of David and Josh and he just stared.

I took him back to the one of Alex and he smiled and started "talking" to her.

I'm sure it's because the two of them have a special relationship.

I'm sure he knows he can count on his auntie to be there for him whenever he needs her.

Through thick and thin.

Peanut and Baby E.

Buddies for life.

A Little Before. And Some During.

Here's a photo of the bed I scored for zero dollars last week at a garage sale. That's right zero.

You can't get a better price than free.

I wasn't sure if it was an antique like the little table I got for a mere $15 at the same garage sale.

But when I got it home I looked at the back this is what I saw:

You can barely see the red stamp.

See the big W and the I-L-L-E-T-T?

Yep, it's another  piece of Willett furniture.

I haven't found a photo of this type of bed on-line, but I'm sure it's old. Like the little table. And sturdy.

I'm not really crazy about the style. A bit chunky for my liking, but it is solid maple.

I'll sand it down and then consider how to finish it.

Meanwhile, here's a photo of the little table so far.

Notice Jack had to photo bomb again.

I'm about a third of the way done with the sanding on this little cutie. I may just add a polyurethane finish to it. Not sure yet.

I hope to have an "after" post sometime soon. Unfortunately I have to go to work instead of re-finishing furniture all day.

Darn jobs...sigh.

Just An Old Wooden Bowl

This old wooden bowl was a Goodwill find.

Of course.

I love to keep it on the counter with fruit and veggies.

Nothing fancy about it.

And I love it that way.