THE BALLOON

The other day Bella and I went to Granny's house to visit for a bit. We all went outside so that Chloe (the new puppy) could go potty. Bella and Chloe chased each other round and round the yard. Granny and I were watching from the steps. Bella ran over to the fence and was rustling through the leaves and dirt. She reached down picked something up and then came racing toward Granny and I. She looked so very pleased with herself. She was waving something in the air. As she approached we realized the had a leaf still attached to the stem. She was waving it in the air and saying baoon, baoon. It took me a moment to realize that she was saying balloon.

She was so excited about her new found toy. She would wave it up in the air then wave it down by her feet. In fact she waved it so proudly by her feet, that the leaf fell off the stem. She looked up at us with such horror in her eyes that it nearly broke my heart. She carefully picked up the leaf handed it to granny and gave her a look that begged that she fix it. We told her that it was broken and she looked sad for a moment then she walked off carrying what was left of her baoon.

It reminded me of the Winnie The Pooh story where they had the deflated balloon. I walked out and found another leaf attached to its stem and carefully handed it to Bella. Her eyes shined and her grin was so big it took over her pretty little face. She looked at me as though I had given her the most amazing thing she had ever seen.


Things get busy sometimes and I get a little tired, a little crabby (imagine that), and sometimes a little down. But then I get a pleasant reminder of the good in our life. Those everyday baoons appear to remind me!