My sister let me know in no uncertain terms that I needed to post a new blog. For anyone out there who checks regularly, please forgive me and please keep checking!
I worked all day Friday on the cutest video/slide show for the blog. I tried all day yesterday to upload it but failed. I'm working today on several posts I'm behind on so please check back later on this morning, and thank you for reading!

These are my little neighbors Allysa and Madison. I've watched them for over a year now.
Madison moved in a couple of summers ago. I met them in their front yard when she and her mother were out getting ready to walk their dog Mika. It wasn't long before Madison and Alyssa met. After that I'd hear the wonderful screams and yells of children playing in an outdoor pool. Alyssa's mom set on up in their front yard about once a week and the girls would get out in it with Alyssa's little sister London(who was about 2 at the time). There were the inevitable fights when London went in crying because one of the older girls had hurt her feelings.

I really enjoyed watching these two girls becoming best friends and taking walks, playing in each other's yards, spending the nights with each other. Alyssa moved recently, but fortunately not far away. She's just around the corner.

I invited the girls to come over one afternoon. We made tiedyed T shirts. Here they are in the front yard together in front of their shirts. They are very cute, these kids, and something about watching them play reminds me that some things in life don't change. It reminds me of the fun I had growing up in Covington, riding bicycles, taking walks, spending the nights with friends; simple things that were so much fun. It made all the difference in the world to have a friend, so I'm glad these two girls have found each other.
We also made a terrarium that day.