Look What's Peeking Out In The Backyard!

      Isn't that a pretty blue flower?! :-) ... Okay, it's not a pancake!...even though this is 'Pancake Sunday' around here. But I'll take it! ^_^ In fact, pancakes on Sunday are gonna change drastically, now that I'm considered 'borderline diabetic'. Instead of pancake flour and so forth, I'm gonna be trying new ways to make pancakes...like maybe this recipe for  two ingredient pancakes (eggs and bananas) that I saw talked about on A Cup Of Jo's blog, HERE! :-) I may be trying this for next Sunday. Today it's seafood salad and a banana!...Don't judge me!! LOL
         As I was saying!...about the pretty blue flower from the yard...

      ...It's so nice seeing flowers peeking out of the ground again! :-) ...
 

      Some of you followers probably know the name of them, but I didn't stop hubby long enough to find out. ^_^ I didn't wanna start sneezing! LOL Yes, I sneeze even at the name of a flower from the yard!!! Ha! Ha!...Not really. But I can get a little 'twiggle' in my nose if I think for too long about what they must smell like! ^_^
      Here's a few of the other little flowers that are popping up!...

      There's not a lot of them. In fact, if you're not looking for them, you can walk all over my backyard and totally miss them!...
 

      They're in little patches, and all around the edging. But mostly the backyard is looking green!.....green and lush! :-) There' no 'white stuff' to be found anymore. And no rain this morning either. (I think we had our fill of that yesterday!!) :-)

      It's another relaxing morning...watching the tennis finals in Stuttgart and Barcelona. :-) By the way, congratulations to Maria Sharapova. She just won!! :-) "Maybe next time, Ivanovic!" :-) Since my 'Baby Boy' (Rafael Nadal) went out early in the tournament in Barcelona, I haven't been as interesting in the men's side of the draw. Although I am enjoying watching the rising career of Kei Nishikori! He's amazing!!
      I've got other interests to focus on now....CROCHET! ^_^ My blanket needs my attention!! :-) Have a good day, Everybody! ♥

Daisy, Pretty Daisy

Daisy, pretty daisy,
with your petals all sprawled out;
Making sunshine, bees and children
wonder what you're all about.

All spread out in the garden,
up the sidewalk, down the lane;
So much prettier to look at
than all those street lights down on Main.

Daisy, pretty daisy,
in your red or white or pink.
Letting bees and flies land on you
so that they can take a drink.

It's hard to see you basking
in the sun and not just smile,
'cause you look like friends just hanging out
and talking for a while.

Daisy, pretty daisy,
rain or shine you have no care.
You just smile at passersby
and make us happy that you're there.

Sometimes Girls Just Know How To Get What They Want!!

 (Madison Baby & Toddler Sun Dress Pattern by PeekabooPatternShop)

      Little girls....cute...cuddly...manipulative?! O_O Okay...maybe manipulative is a strong word. I mean, little cuties as sweet as pie are not capable of that strong of a word thrown at them...right?! ^_^ Well, I'll tell you the story, and you let me know what you think!...In the meantime I'll share some of the cute little toddler and baby items I found on Etsy.

      The story starts like this: Hubby and I were sitting and sipping on some hot green tea with lemon when we looked out the window and saw that the neighbor couple...mom and dad...were walking their toddler through the backyard again...or should I say the toddler was walking them?! ^_^

       The little one was doing a tip-toe balancing act through the uneven hill and grass in the backyard, with mom and dad standing on either side of her, and a little bit behind her, the whole time. It was clear that the toddler was the one running the show! LOL If she turned left, they turned left. If she turned right they turned right. If she sped up, they went to a little trot right behind her. If she stopped and stood in one spot, and played with her fingers...looked up for birds...did a little 'stand-still-and-boogie' dance...they stood right there too...and waited, with smiles on their faces. :-)     

 (Pink Polka Dot Rosette Baby and Toddler Girl Leg Warmers by boboandcoco)

    But the funny moment happened when the little toddler got to the edge of the woods...where the pretty little flowers were growing. She became enthralled with those flowers...and just HAD TO HAVE THEM!! Ha! You should've seen mom and dad practically dancing around her, back and forth, back and forth...dosey doh! ^_^ ...trying to block her from picking them!....Little one was so determined!!...But mom and dad were even more determined than her!!

     Finally, the toddler realized that it was a 'No Go' to pick the flowers, and she wobbled away...with mom and dad right behind her. :-) Me and hubby giggled about how hard the parents were working to stop...a TODDLER!!! LOL  

 (Ivory Shabby Flowers Toddler Headband by AubreyGianna)

      I know you probably thought that was the end of the story, right?!.....WRONG! :-)) ... The very next day hubby and I were sitting as usual, looking at the pretty sunshine in the backyard, listening to the birds, when......here came little one, wobbling and doing her tip-toe balancing act again!...but this time not with mom and dad behind her. This time it was grandma!

 (Chevron Ruffle Girls Toddler Shorts by wrententen)

      With grandma holding her hand, she wobbled through the low grass...wobbled up the hill...and wobbled straight for the flowers!! LOL...Hmmm...she wouldn't!!!...would she?!...

 (Toddler Spring Sundress by OurCreativeTreasures)

       Oh yes she would!!!! ^_^

(Embroidered Made to Order Baby Bib by GabbysQuiltsNSupply)

       Clearly without knowing mom and dad's disapproval the day before, and with the idea that she just wanted to help 'little one' pick some pretty flowers, grandma held little one's hand and helped her bend over and pick EVERY SINGLE ONE of the 3 or 4 little flowers that were growing there!!! :-(

      You should've seen that little baby girl toddler's smile of happiness as she wobbled back down the hill, with grandma holding one hand, and a fist full of flowers drooping and dragging the ground in the other...*shaking my head*...It just made me wonder how much fore-thought did she actually put into that move!! Ha! Ha!

    Did the toddler finally give up the flower fight the day before because she knew that a willing grandma would be at her disposal the very next day anyway?!...Or is that too much manipulative thought for a toddler?! ^_^ And on an even deeper note, exactly when does the ability to figure out how to get what you want start to develop?! :-))

     In all honesty, I'm glad she picked the little flowers, because that means that someone who loved them got to enjoy them...at least for a little while...I would love to have been a fly on the wall when mom and dad saw the flowers in the house, and had to have 'the talk' with grandma about boundaries and not overstepping their authority! ^_^ Although they probably didn't even bother at that point!! ^_^ Grandmas are also girls who get what they want too!! LOL

      Have a good day, Everybody!...Go pick some flowers!! ^_^

 Daisy, Pretty Daisy

Daisy, pretty daisy,
with your petals all sprawled out;
Making sunshine, bees and children
wonder what you're all about.

All spread out in the garden,
up the sidewalk, down the lane;
So much prettier to look at
than all those street lights down on Main.

Daisy, pretty daisy,
in your red or white or pink.
Letting bees and flies land on you
so that they can take a drink.

It's hard to see you basking
in the sun and not just smile,
'cause you look like friends just hanging out
and talking for a while.

Daisy, pretty daisy,
rain or shine you have no care.
You just smile at passersby
and make us happy that you're there.

Is 'Droopy' A Good Description For This?!

      We kinda had a little rainstorm here yesterday...kinda. :-( And when I say 'kinda' I mean...BAD! It got completely dark and then led to us watching a marathon of weather reports again....YEP! More tornado warnings!!
       As it turned out, no tornado...that I know of anyway...touched down. Everybody was so glad too! But we did have ridiculous rain and wind!! You can see the report HERE.  (Chicopee is our neighbor town)

      (WWLP 22News)

         Unfortunately hubby's garden has taken a beating too! Maybe to the point of no recovery for this year. :-( He's very sad about it too. This is what he saw when he first went out the door this morning...

         He thought: "Oh! That's sad, but it's not so bad." But when he turned the corner to really see his little garden that last year had beautiful hearty sunflowers in it, like this.....

      ...and which, just a couple of days ago, was growing crazy like this...

            ...He saw this...... :-(

           It's all drooped over....Stems are broken.....

        Isn't that the saddest thing you ever seen?!!.....Well, keeping it in perspective, that's probably not the saddest thing you've ever seen!...But looking at my hubby's poor sad face and drooped over demeanor is running a close 2nd to the saddest thing I've ever seen. :-( 

       Needless to say, there will be no sad songs played in this house today. In fact, I'm trying my best to give him the 'Rubber Tree Plant' attitude....Maybe these young ladies' version, with sign language, will make him feel better!

           
           They were good.... :-) ...but I don't think it's working very well.....yet. But, you know me, I'll keep working at it!!....If I get desperate  I'll encourage him by threatening to crochet him a protective garden muffler! ^_^ Or he can just keep listening to the little tune that the washer is playing for him! ^_^ {Yep! We got it!!!}

       I'm sure hubby will be fine after a day of that! And with me yapping at him, don't you think?! ^_^ I KNOW I'm not gonna show him today's poem!!!
      Oh Well,  I hope, at least, that you all have a good day! 

Daisy, Pretty Daisy

Daisy, pretty daisy,
with your petals all sprawled out;
Making sunshine, bees and children
wonder what you're all about.

All spread out in the garden,
up the sidewalk, down the lane;
So much prettier to look at
than all those street lights down on Main.

Daisy, pretty daisy,
in your red or white or pink.
Letting bees and flies land on you
so that they can take a drink.

It's hard to see you basking
in the sun and not just smile,
'cause you look like friends just hanging out
and talking for a while.

Daisy, pretty daisy,
rain or shine you have no care.
You just smile at passersby
and make us happy that you're there.