A Rose by any other name. . .
Well it's one week till Rose moves in and Green Gables is abuzz with excitement. Gilbert has been building shelves, Jess has been cleaning out her toy room, and I'm still sorting clothes. It seems that is all I ever do is sort-sort-sort. I wonder if I will ever reach the end of sorting. I bought a book on how to organize, and I'm hoping that that will somehow help Gil and I get our act together.
So next week will be busy here. On Tuesday Rose arrives, and the rest of us have eye-doctor appointments. Wednesday is Jessica's dentist appointment, and Rose's mom comes to help her build a bed and paint her room, then thursday is Beth's birthday (she's turning three!!!!!) and Saturday is Jessica's birthday (she's turning eight!!!!!!!!!), and then Sunday is halloween.
I've been trying to explain to Beth everything that is happening but she still is too young to make all the connections. She says she doesn't want to be three, she doesn't want a party, or balloons, or presents, or cake, she doesn't want to dress up because she's Hesbeth; that's what she calls herself.
Yet we anxiously await Rose's arrival, knowing her presence in our home will definetely brighten it up and liven it up. She is a beautiful girl with an intoxicating personality, dramatic, funny, lively, vivacious---if you know her you know you can't help but be drawn in by her. I managed to take some pictures of her at the dedication playing with her cousins in the back yard and she just radiates in them. All the Blythe children are certainly beautiful there is no denying that, but she has a certain thing about her that defies definition.
She is definatley a Rose, as sweet smelling and beautiful as they come, but look out for the occasional thorn should you treat her carelessly....
So next week will be busy here. On Tuesday Rose arrives, and the rest of us have eye-doctor appointments. Wednesday is Jessica's dentist appointment, and Rose's mom comes to help her build a bed and paint her room, then thursday is Beth's birthday (she's turning three!!!!!) and Saturday is Jessica's birthday (she's turning eight!!!!!!!!!), and then Sunday is halloween.
I've been trying to explain to Beth everything that is happening but she still is too young to make all the connections. She says she doesn't want to be three, she doesn't want a party, or balloons, or presents, or cake, she doesn't want to dress up because she's Hesbeth; that's what she calls herself.
Yet we anxiously await Rose's arrival, knowing her presence in our home will definetely brighten it up and liven it up. She is a beautiful girl with an intoxicating personality, dramatic, funny, lively, vivacious---if you know her you know you can't help but be drawn in by her. I managed to take some pictures of her at the dedication playing with her cousins in the back yard and she just radiates in them. All the Blythe children are certainly beautiful there is no denying that, but she has a certain thing about her that defies definition.
She is definatley a Rose, as sweet smelling and beautiful as they come, but look out for the occasional thorn should you treat her carelessly....
posted by Anne | 5:15 PM
2 Comments:
Thank you. I really liked what you said. I am looking forward to what i can do for you guy and what you can do for me. And for growing more with people who care about me!
I know what you mean about sorting & sorting. I'm working at "de-stuffing" our place - getting rid of all that extra "stuff" that clutters things up. One thing I've learned about organizing is that it doesn't matter how organized you are, if you have too much "stuff", it makes the job almost impossible. So, for those of us for whom staying organized is a challenge, less "stuff" is better. We've come a long way since we moved into our new place almost a year ago - wow, hard to believe it's been that long. However, we still have a ways to go. So, take heart, it can be done!
Love Auntie Mo
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