Nostalgia or Magic

I had gotten Circle Games when the kids were babies. We would play it in the car when the babes were crying and nothing seemed to settle them.  Within a few minutes they would be out, sound a sleep in the land of nod.  It worked every time.  Eventually the babes became toddlers, and caught on to what we were doing when we turned the cd on. They would yell in the throws of a tantrum that they didn't want to go sleep, and to turn the music off. I hadn't played the cd in a while, but the other day the kids were singing "Puff the Magic Dragon" and wanted to hear it.  I put it on for them and let the cd play through.
This is how I found Jacob.  Calmly listening to the music and snuggling his kankie.  It was just after breakfast. We were getting ourselves ready to visit the zoo. This boy, under normal circumstances would have been jumping off the wall with excitement for the day.  

I think it's magic that our kids become so content & calm while listening to this music. 

Phil says its nostalgia.

A Month Passed By

I can't believe that I have let a month pass without writing a post.  With the weather finally being nice, & our garden being the complete mess that it was. It's no wonder I've lost an entire month to gardening.

Pictured above is the "Fairy Garden" that I have been working on building. I think I'm about ready to build some fairy houses & furniture. It's amazing the difference it makes being able to see green growth in a garden.  
We still have a lot to do in our "Kitchen Garden".  We are franticly trying to get a few raised beds built to put some vegetables in. I'll let you know how that is going next week. Hopefully by then our plants will be in the earth.