Glossary for July

joy: feeling the wind in your hair on a hot day.

fashion model: striped dress. striped boots. headband.
puddle. street-side.

generosity: giving licks of your giant ice cream cone...before it melts.

entertainment: Giada on a Saturday morning.

conquering: climbing the playground by yourself for the first time.



gardening: enjoying the lavender, oregano and nasturtiums we grow.

ticked-off: finding a baby bunny in the garden and declaring it devastatingly adorable.
can't kill it or even scare it away.

giving in: gathering on the deck nightly to watch mama rabbit nurse her babies.
in. the. garden.

hot: t-ball games on Saturday afternoon.

pride: watching your daughter, the only girl on the team, hit the t-ball further than any of the other kids.
and then make sure her hair still looks cute.

pretty: Evie.

breakfast: baked peach oatmeal.

desire: what you're feeling right now.

you want that recipe.

obliging: how I feel...
I'll give it to you.

tomorrow.

friendship: knowing that it's okay if you and your buddy weigh down the kiddie picnic table, you accept him anyway.

 

blindingly white: my legs rarely exposed to the light of day because of...

nursing school: time-sucker and total insanity inducer.


letting go: saying goodbye to Mr. B's dad until we see him again in heaven.

July: living well and fully despite the curve-balls, saddness and unexpected turns of life.