Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2006. Mattie was almost four years old. This was a typical level of activity in our dining and living rooms. Trains, tracks, toy cars, and of course Legos. Peter and Mattie both love to build and create and so Peter did not have a big learning curve when Mattie was born. Whereas, I had to learn the art of Legos, trains, cars, and of course exploring the great outdoors. However, to this day, I still prefer being outdoors versus in, and I attribute that to Mattie.
Quote of the day: Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength. ~ Chris Bradford
Here's the highlight of my day. After I got home from taking my parents to brunch, I was getting my parents inside from the garage and the front doorbell rang. I told my mom to help my dad so I could see who it was at the door.
It turns out it was our 6 1/2 year old neighbor next door. He is a very sociable fellow. He came to me soaking wet, as he had his swim suit on and had just run through his sprinklers. He handed me a daffodil and clearly wanted to chat. I brought him out a towel and Sunny and I must have stayed with him for an hour. I know at that age, kids like tasks and to do something. So I literally got my greens container out and he and I walked around the front yard picking up branches and sticks that fell off our river birch tree. While picking up sticks we talked about all sorts of things. We learned we both suffer from pollen allergies, we both have birthdays in July, and we both love Sunny. At that age, kids will talk about everything and all I kept saying to myself is..... Mattie taught me well!
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