Our New Addition

The day was sunny, bright, and warm. The perfect combination in early March for some time outside. Since Sam and I had been inside all morning doing our normal morning chores like starting laundry, switching laundry and folding laundry, I decided after lunch we should spend some time outside.

I checked the progress of the Tulips and the Crocus' and the Siberian Irises in the front. Plus found the green of some Iris' thinking about starting to grow. Sam was next to me because he's my little buddy and is with me most of the time. He found a piece of bark and we talked about how that kind of bark was the skin of a tree and not like the sound a dog makes.

Sam soon found his bike and was riding it on the sidewalk in front of the house when he discovered to his delight the perfect little stick! The next few minutes were spent throwing the stick up in the air and saying something about birds eating. I finally figured out what he was saying and told him it wasn't a good idea to throw sticks at birds because they don't eat sticks and then if they got hurt by the stick we won't be able to hear the birds sing pretty songs for us! That was met by a thoughtful "Oh".



Soon it was time to go in and the stick got to come in too. That is when it became part of the family. It was no longer just a stick, it was "Baby Stick" and Baby Stick cried. Baby Stick took a nap all wrapped up in a favorite red and blue Elmo blanket. Even Mom got tho hold Baby Stick and help it stop crying. Baby Stick took another nap and sat on the kitchen chair while we had a little snack. Soon it was time to go get Zach from School and Baby Stick was forgotten, until dinner. I mentioned to Daddy about it and Sam perked right up and had to tell Daddy and Zach, just like a proud papa, all about Baby Stick!