sweetness

Kim seemed to have homework and bath time under control, so I slipped out to finish some yardwork I'd started earlier in the day.

Just as the sun was setting, Audrey came down the front steps. "I put my shoes on, in case you need some helping hands. Do you need some helping hands?"
"I would love some help from your helping hands!" I told her. She beamed.
"I thought you did. That's why I put on my shoes."

I asked her to hold the trash bag while I filled it with yard trimmings. She asked if she could help with the ivy, but I told her there were some prickly things in there I didn't want her to touch. As I filled the bag, some of the trimmings brushed her arms. "I didn't touch the prickles, Mama! I didn't do it. They touched me." She smiled at her own cleverness.

We finished our cleanup in the dark and Audrey exclaimed, "It sure would be handy to have a jar of fire flies right now!" Indeed.

Could it be that this funny little person is going to kindergarten this fall? That my short season having her to myself is almost though? I am resolved to savor every sweet day with her.

I love you, D$!