Saturday, February 25, 2017

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2004, during Mattie's second birthday party. The theme that year was TRAINS. Mattie absolutely loved trains.... all kinds of trains (Thomas, electric trains, Lego trains, etc). That year it was warm enough to serve cake outside on our deck. As you can see Mattie was standing right beside me as I was helping him eat cake. Back then, Mattie did not like to sit still to eat, so I was always shoveling food into him as he was moving. But notice the tell tale sippy cup.... full of milk. This was a Mattie staple, my joke was he drank so much milk, that we should have invested in a cow. 


Quote of the day: The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. ~ Dolly Parton

This afternoon, before the weather changed to gray and raining, Sunny and I went out for our walk by the river. On our way home, he was transfixed by a tree! He wasn't looking at clouds or the sun..... but a squirrel. Squirrels get to Sunny every time. He can't wait to chase them, bark at them, and try to ultimately catch one. 

I have had many people observe Sunny chasing squirrels. For the most part people laugh, because I hold him so tightly that when he lunges forward I go flying. I have gotten used to him now, but I do have to prepare myself because Sunny is strong. However, there are many people who love the squirrels and one woman gave a lecture about Sunny's behavior... because she was afraid he will scare away the squirrels and then she won't be able to feed them! 

Meanwhile it is February and look what is popping up in Mattie's memorial garden, outside our front door. It is glorious to see these wonderful daffodils. Peter planted them years ago, and when I see them bloom, I know spring is coming. 

The crocus in Mattie's memorial garden. 

Tonight, we have been invited over to a friend's house for dinner. As a thank you to her for cooking, I bought some flowers and put together this arrangement. I always stick rubrum lilies in many of my arrangements because to me the fragrance is intoxicating! Super special in the cold weather months.