Luckiest Person in the World

Too cool for her own good..............

Tonight while Tuki and I were swinging together and I was humming "Green sleeves",or also known as the "Elsa, the Lion" song, and she had her head nestled into my chest, I couldn't help but think that I am the luckiest person in the world. Earlier this spring I was trying so desperately in attempting to keep up with the weeds in my perennial beds, but then when I returned home from our vacation, I realized that I did not want my time consumed with weeding, and having to constantly tell Tuki, "not now" for playing because I was working. So I gave up again, for the second year in a row on the weeds, and I am totally OK with it. I may even mow the gardens over in a year or two if I feel like it is too much pressure.

I have wanted to be a mother for so long, and now I am, and I want to create long lasting memories in which she will say "my mom and I did....." with fondness. Sometime next year Panda will be home, and then Tuki will need to learn to share me, so I also want this year to be our quality time year. Just her and me doing as many things together as we can. Not only have I become use to the slower pace of a 20 month old, but I actually enjoy it. She will remember our time together, but I doubt that the gardens will mean much to her.

I was asked by a fellow blogger if I think Tuki will like an older sister. That is a great question because as we have been jet setting about town, we have run into many kids of all ages, and I have noticed that she tends to migrate towards older girls, so over time I have become more convinced that yes, she will enjoy an older sister, but no doubt will struggle with the sharing after she realizes that "this kid" is here to stay....

as a side note, I will concentrate only on vegetable gardening for a few years, until the kids are to the age where they don't/won't want so much time with me, but until then bye bye gardens.........except gourds of course