Nature love

"Come here sweetie" I said to Lorelei as we walked through the field. "Come see this plant."

She bent down and looked at it, "What is it mommy?"
"It's a mullein plant" I tell her, "touch it, it's soft. Some people call it Lamb's Ears"
She reached out and touches a leaf-- "It's fabric! Mommy, it's fabric. It's not a leaf, it's fabric!"

I got a spider bite walking through that field. It swelled up the size of a tennis ball. That moment was worth it.

dreaming of chicken...

It's been a rough day around here. The baby has been really fussy between teething her first top tooth and a bit of a snot fest that may be a cold and may be teething. The toddler has been throwing tantrums at a drop of a hat, and had just thrown a tantrum and then fallen asleep on a chair in the baby's room.

She woke up and came out of the baby's room rubbing her eyes and I beckoned her over.

Lorelei sat on my lap next to Ivy and I gave her a hug
"I love you Lorelei," I told her.

"I Love..." said Lorelei and then paused...

"Chicken!" she said

"Chicken?" I queried

"Chicken and honey and rice and ketchup" she replied with a huge grin on her face, unaware that she just broke my heart.