Sunday, April 16, 2023Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2009. It was Mattie's 7th birthday and he was celebrating it in the hospital. That day, Mattie and his child life specialist, decorated the playroom, for an afternoon party he was going to have with a few of his friends from school. Mattie worked hard to decorate the room and to get it ready for his friends. He even worked out what games they would all play together. Despite being in the hospital, the child life staff worked hard to make the day go smoothly and beautifully. They worked out all the details and it was a memorable day for Mattie.
Quote of the day: Sometimes miracles are just good people with kind hearts. ~ Unknown
Last night when everyone went to sleep, I stayed up to create Mattie Miracle's April newsletter. Everything from graphics to content. Though I wanted to rest, I just knew that there would be NO WAY I could get anything done today with my parents in tow. Needless to say it was a wise decision!
Tonight's posting highlights the beauty of our garden! Or I should say Peter's garden. While Peter was busy looking for a new job opportunity over these past months, he would take breaks and work in the garden. YES even over the winter. Peter moved 60 cubic yards of mulch all by himself, to all of our flower beds (a cubic yard is a box full of mulch that is 3'L x 3'W x 3'H). He trimmed trees, shaped bushes, fertilized trees and shrubs, transplanted bushes from one location to another, and needless to say, all his work has paid off. The colors in the garden are amazing.
We have one cherry tree in our garden and it is simply glorious!
Peter planted blanket flowers! I love them because they are all Mattie Miracle themed colors.
Peter is growing all sorts of things this year, starting with this pot of herbs. More herbs. Many of them wintered and came back this year! I love this corner of colorful flower pots. Behind them you will see a blue bird house. This house was a gift from a friend and guess who loves it? Bluebirds. Every year they return to this house to lay and hatch their eggs. Peter's vegetable canvas pots! He is growing romaine, cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, kale, squash, and peppers.
One of my favorite spring sightings.... the tiger swallowtail butterfly. I remember when we first moved into the house, one of these graceful butterflies came right up to me. I photographed it and that photo is now framed in my bathroom. I feel these butterflies carry messages from Mattie. There is a portion of our backyard filled with azaleas. Well to be fair, the azaleas were everywhere. Peter has been transplanting them over time so that there are bigger pops of color! If I had any doubt, spring has sprung. I remember all too well when caring for Mattie in the hospital, that I lost track of months and wouldn't even know season it was. My life now has some similarities to back then! Each day is just like the day before. However, our garden truly helps me keep track of time and the fact that we are definitely moving into the warmer weather season.
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