Ahh, jealousy. Miss Lauren, the self appointed smelly fart gem in my Gramma Bevy Crown, was green with envy that I had written a button story about Natalie Bird. And so , she closed her eyes,(believe that one hahahahah), and dug deep in the now famous button jar and out came a purple button. !!!!!!So exciting. And she is waiting for these words.
Lauren and Nattie came for a picnic lunch with me today at the greenhouse. We had a purplish smoothy that gramma made and Lauren didn't really like and some orange cheezeits. I handed Lauren the purple button and Natalie a purple stone and asked them to see where it took them. They each leaned into the array of purple dotting the landscape of the the nursery yard and compared the degree of purpleishness exclaiming "look, look " as they went. That lasted for about five minutes. Then they got bored and pulled each other around in wagons. They were very interested in the dog poop August had deposited next to the car. They were afraid the snake I saw yesterday was waiting for them when I sent them for the wheelbarrow. They did appreciate the 6 monarch butterflies all in one area even though they were orange. There were no AHHA moments, no revelations, no squeals of joy. Except for Gramma Bevy. Gramma Bevy was filled with magical, purpleish joy.
Button and stone in hand they made my heart swell - even with the occasional whining complaint of boredom. Yup they did. I am so blessed to be able to love these two darlings and to have them love me back with all of their little hearts. Some moments are magical and some are filled with disappointment. Sometimes they are angels and sometimes I am very happy to see their parents pull in the driveway. Today, I was just happy to watch them be kids while I pulled weeds in a garden peppered with purple. It was magical indeed.
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