A friend shared this with me and I just had to pass it along.What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . .
'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
Rebecca- age 8
'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' (this is i my very favorite!)
Billy - age 4
'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
Karl - age 5
'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4
'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'
Danny - age 7
'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
Emily - age 8
'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
Noelle - age 7
'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6
'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
Cindy - age 8
'My mommy loves me more than anybody You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6
'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
Chris - age 7
'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'
Mary Ann - age 4
'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
Lauren - age 4
'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
Karen - age 7
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'
Mark - age 6
'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8
And the final one
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
Yesterday afternoon I came across a link to 
It might not matter so much but for the fact that there are links for "login" and "join". It's just not fair to make something so cute & and to lure us in with little bits we can understand... And then tempt us to join. I want to join! I don't have the slightest notion what this site is about, but now I want to join! 
I really tried to post about something substantial, really. But I got all caught up in these old ads.
Do you think that in 1921 the ladies were as enamored with their pretty bottles and quaint products as we are?
Probably not.
Thought I'd show you a bit of blizzard country *smiles*
Remember the decorated 
We had Sunday lunch at mom's house (Yes, we're that old fashioned! Mr. Blessing, the kids and I have lunch every Sunday with my parents. I treasure it, actually). Mom had her even-more-old-fashioned-than-me Christmas tree up. I thought you might like to see this lovely old beauty.
It was a display in a department store ages ago.
No snow yet but if you look carefully, there's warm fuzzies flittering about.
While I'm recuperating, I thought I'd show you some photos from our buying trip up in Door County. We accidentally happened upon this amazing warehouse-style shop.
I heart this crucifix a whole bunch but it was more than slightly out of my price range.
French house numbers
And a mermaid to keep watch over it all.
A darling old childs bicycle merry-go-round. I want one - even though my kids would break it in 5 minutes flat.
I'm taking it slow for a few days yet. Thank you for your prayers and sweet words.
It's been raining for a few days here. I've been looking out the windows literally watching the flowers grow ...waiting for the chance to go out and say hello to them.
