old and new

So it appears it is finally spring. I took Charlotte to the zoo yesterday and it was 73 degrees so that gives me hope. And yet when I think about planting my flower boxes I know it would be foolish to do it before Memorial Day. Spring obviously reminds one of "new" and "fresh." Usually that comes with some cleaning out of the old.



I am sitting here waiting for my NEW dining room table while my OLD one sits strewn across the house waiting to be picked up by Brown Elephant Resale store. And oddly I am sad because although this table has had it's best years behind it, it has also had my best years so far too. I know this sound precious, and it is, but I remember playing under that table when I was Liam's age. (if you haven't figured out, this was my parents dining room table) And I remember the first time I saw Liam playing under the table and smiling. I got to tell my family I was having a girl at that table. Many many holiday dinners, both mine and my parents have been shared there. So I can only hope now that someone buys this table and uses it in good health. Plus I know the money raised from the sale goes to the Howard Brown Health Center here in Chicago which works with AIDS patients, so that is good. At least I have one more weekend to look at it and for Liam to play under it.