A Heartful of Blathering and Babbling

We finally got a snow this year. Not that I missed the cold, bad roads, and frozen toes that come along with it. But I do know my garden needs the moisture for a healthy spring, and we need the hard freeze for a bug free season ahead.

But the white stuff came as a surprise to Panda Bear and Rainbow Bright Joy Nathan.  Sister wasn't quite sure if she should head out the door to see what it was about or not.

But Brother took a running leap right into it and soon she joined him, and my snowy, pristine, backyard wonderland was turned into a scene of mangled carnage. There wasn't a drift or smooth spot left. You'd think they'd been huffing cat nip, not snow flakes, they went crazy playing out there. 

Too bad they only get one day of winter. For Valentines Day, we warm up again.  Not quite to the level of the false spring we've had most of this winter, but not bad.

I can live with a One Snow Winter.  It wouldn't be terrible if this is all we get for this season!

Valentines Day is special to me. Well, I do tend to LOVE most holidays and get sentimental about them all.  But this date is even more important because its the anniversary of my sons' adoption.

And the anniversary of the beginning of my blog. I had friends over for brunch the morning of my first blog post,and I took a tiny, little, dark photo of the table and wrote about it.  Wondering if anyone would ever see it or find me in my little corner of the internet.

(these pictures are all new stuff in my shop, and in the Etsy store,)

And no, I don't think anyone did. But I'd taken the first step and put myself out there.  Months later, I'd made lots of blogging friends, and I can't imagine not having this blog to blabber and blather on in.

 

Sadly, we weren't able to have our big, family  adoption celebration on Sunday night, our littlest fairy was so ill that she had to go to the ER for re-hydration.  Dewdrop is better now, but it sure was sad to see someone soooo tiny, feel so bad. She was pale and fragile, not her normal bouncy, in charge self.

 Dewdrop is doing fine today, and we'll do some sort of celebration when we can. In the meantime, I'm hosting another little Valentine's Day brunch just like I did 5 years ago.  Then, in the afternoon, is a craft day with Beth and Mary.  I think that I'll take a trick from one of my favorite characters, Leslie Knope, and call it, "Galentines Day".

A festive day of treats and fun with the gals!

I'm counting my blessings this year and am enjoying all the loves in my life.

My handsome, hardworking husband who sweeps me off my feet and leaves me breathless, and who surprised me with flowers on Sunday

My cute little fairy grand babies who I can giggle and be silly with.

My sweet boys, who  I love so much and who were lucky to have such a great dad come into their lives.

My girls who are loving mothers to those sweet fairies I adore.

My gal friends who keep me sane, friends I can share both woes and laughter with.

My blog buddies who have given me a place to blather and babble, for 5 years now and who have visited me over a million and a half times.  I tell ya, when I wrote that first little, dark post without much to say, I had no idea I'd be talking online years later to bunches and gobs of people, and to actually get to make great friends online and in person with so many of them.

Yep.  My heart is full.

Thanks everyone, for five fun filled years of blathering!

Oh, and the winner of my chalk board topped heart shaped box is:

Judi Storm

Comments

[sandy]

Karla,
Trust me, the pleasure was all ours. You are a great friend, mentor and role model. There are lots and lots of us out there in blogland who love to follow all your ups and downs, triumphs and almost tragedies! Keep up all tour babbling etc for years to come!!

[Robin]

Im glad you started blogging Karla! You were one of the first blogs I discovered! And to have met you in real life is icing on the cake!
Glad dewdrop is better too!!

[Gypsy Rose]

Congratulations to Judi!

Happy Blogaversary to you Karla. Hope your day is filled with sunshine and good news that the fairy grandbabies are back to normal.

Thanks for being you.

[vivian]

Happy Valentines day Karla, I'm glad your little granddoll is feeling better. I soooo hate when theyre sick!
xo
vivian

[Kathy]

Happy Valentine's Day, Karla! Yours is one of the first blogs I found and read way back when. It's still the first one I pull up. I don't get 'round to reading the blogs as much as I used to be able to. But, yours is definitely the first one I pull up. Cheers! - Kathy

[deb]

Congrat's to the winner! Have a gret time with your gal-pals. Sounds like fun to me. Hope you all stay healthy and safe! Lots of "stuff" has been going on there.
Deb

[Tricia k. Johnson]

Congratulations on your five year anniversary Karla. All of your beautiful posts and crafts keep me coming back for more!!!
But most of all …you being REAL is what truly keeps me coming back for more and more!!
Congrats again!
Tricia k.

[Lisa]

Happy Valentine's Day sweet Karla!

[Laurie]

What a sweet post! Yep, you have so much to be happy about, a life full of so many loved ones. I hope Dew Drop is much, much better now, as I'm reading this 2 days later. Your sons' adoption - not sure what you mean; are you saying that it's the anniversary of when your husband adopted them as his own?

[jeanie]

Perhaps the perfect Valentine's post, filled with love. Sending you congratulations on your blogaversary! I'm glad you discovered blogging, and I discovered you!

[Judi Storm]

I'm so excited. Thank you for ALL your inspiration.
Judi.

[Soarenth]

Cats in snow really are entertaining to watch.

I'm glad you got at least one solid freeze this winter. Here's hoping it was enough to reduce the number of summer bugs this year!