1.29.2015

little limes


it is cold but we've got no snow
harumph

tomorrow she turns five, FIVE.
and there are things to do
plans for a small gathering on Saturday
when asked what she wanted to do she said:
'eat lollipops and cake and swing on the rope swing!'
and so that's what we aim to do,
throw in a piñata and some version of pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey
maybe pin-the-horn-on-the-unicorn, we'll see

a good friend asked her if she'd be accepting gifts and she said no.  when then asked what she (the good friend) could bring, Claire said "spinach!"

so, it will be an interesting party, for sure.

in the meantime, she's working through a stomach bug this morning, poor girl
we've been up since the wee hours and I'm so glad I turned in with her after our chapter of
Little House on the Prairie (we've started to read them again) last night

it is at least a bit more pleasant to start and tend a fire, hold back hair of a little loved one as she heaves, and watch the sun rise when one feels well rested
and there is tea


there are articles to write and the house to clean (actually, houses), groceries to buy, piñata stuffers to gather (tea and seeds to add to the lollipops and honey mint patties and little plastic dinosaurs- have I mentioned that, my general opinions about plastic and cheap junk aside, I have a thing for little plastic dinosaurs? it's true), art class plans to ready and
other daily miscellany to tend to.


the limes are growing, still
some have fallen off but several hang on and have grown to pea-size



20 comments:

  1. Happiest of days to Claire. I do hope she feels better soon. Enjoy the celebrations.

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    1. thank you, Kim! luckily, it was a very quick stomach bug- over and done with within about 12 hours.

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  2. Hope she is well enough to enough her big day.

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  3. I need to check to see if our limes have made it thus far. Horn on unicorn - great idea!

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    1. we ended up going pin-the-ear-on-the-cat, a change in request by the birthday girl.

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  4. I hope your soon to be five year old is feeling better and ready for tomorrow. Spinach huh? I love it!
    No snow here either and today it's not even very cold ;(

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    1. she felt better quite quickly, thankfully! she ate a good deal of the brought-as-promised spinach :)

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  5. poor thing. I hope she feels better soon. happy birthday to you both. xo~

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  6. hope she feels better and my, I have never seen a lime grow on a tree....my first! We have snow, I'll send you a scoop or two :)

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    1. they are now the size of slightly larger peas. slow going, this watching-the-indoor-limes-grow thing.

      please do! many scoops!

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  7. Oh, I hope she feels better soon. The stomach bug took down our whole house this week, one at a time, so I know how she (and you) feel. Hope your weekend is wonderful and she gets to do all she wants!

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    1. oh how I loathe a stomach bug. seems to be her weak spot and, in the past several years, mine as well.

      the weekend ended up being great, she got over the bug very fast and was well for her actual birthday and for her party a day after :)

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  8. Ugh, tummy bugs are no fun--for the littles or their mamas. Hope you're both on the other end of it. Sounds like a perfect party--spinach and dinosaurs and lollipops. What more do you need?

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    1. we are, thank you!
      not much else, it seems ;)

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  9. How wonderful, I think I would like Spinach for my birthday too! A womderful recipe for a party, spinach, dinosaurs and lollipops. I do hope she feels well enough to enjoy her day.

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    1. she got better quickly and had a lovely birthday weekend!

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  10. our little ones have the same birthday :) one year apart... ollie turned four on the 30th :) they also both got sick... claire the day before... and ollie the day after... so crazy. your girl and her day sound wonderful.... spinach instead of presents.... love. that. girl.

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    1. happy happy day to your Ollie!
      she was quite pleased with the gifts she received as well- especially a little locking diary. but she did eat a boat load of spinach, too!

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