Travelingjenny
Navigating the hilly terrain of motherhood
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Tess is very sure on her feet, and has climbed this ladder several times since her big sister showed her how last fall. But I still get a little weak in the knees watching her do this. That's my baby way up there!
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A Colorado friend just asked me if Spring has arrived yet in Maine. Well, the snow has all melted and it was 65 degrees today! I even opened several windows in the house (gasp!).
So, my friends, Spring is here. And it is awesome…
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I spent most of this afternoon trying to keep the girls out of the living room. Because if they had gone in there and looked out the window, they would have seen the lifeless body (and about a million feathers) of one of our chickens. It had been killed by an osprey, which came back periodically to feed on it. It was very cool to see a majestic bird of prey right there in our own backyard, but I really wish it hadn't gotten one of our critters. The chickens may be at the bottom of the food chain, but they're still our pets.
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Our sweet Gracie has started writing her own song lyrics, and yesterday she got out her guitar to accompany herself. It was beautiful. Her first song (she's written three) is the one that sticks with me the most:
Bright as You Can Believe
It’s a shooting star
Like a rocket to my eyes
Bright as you can believe
When the skies are blue
My dreams come true
And I hope yours will too…
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The other highlight of our trip was spending time with our 91-year-old Myrrh. The girls told her all about their favorite things, and even performed a puppet show for her. At the wedding reception, Tess kept leaving our table to go sit next to Myrrh. But my favorite memory from the trip is when Grace read to Myrrh. Not only was my kid reading — all by herself — but she was reading to her great-grandmother. And they were laughing together. That's pretty cool.
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The main event of the family reunion was, of course, the wedding. The girls were thrilled with their pretty dresses (petticoats!), sparkly new shoes and cute little baskets full of rose petals. They were also very serious about their duties, though, and asked questions and practiced, then walked very carefully down the aisle. They even stood very still and remained quiet throughout the (short, thankfully) ceremony, even though I had been so focused on the walking and the flower petals that I forgotten to coach them on what to do when they actually arrived at their destination. I was very proud of them. And they were adorable.
Afterwards, of course, they were permitted to eat cake and play tag and draw on the concrete floor with ice (quite inventive, I thought!). After all, what good are frilly dresses if you don't get to live a little in them?
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We're back from Texas, and we had a wonderful time. I still have to wade through almost 800 photos, but in the meantime, here's a sneak peek of one of the two cutest flower girls ever.
Travelingjenny 