Mama, I’m so glad you had more children.  I’m so happy I can play with my brothers and sisters — I would be so sad if you didn’t have any more children and I was all alone.  [Hug, [...]]]> Today was an outside most all day long.  The first mowing of the year, the first trimming of the year (besides the pruning of the fruit trees and roses done last month), and first real sunny-warm-play in the water sort of day. 

  Mama, I’m so glad you had more children.  I’m so happy I can play with my brothers and sisters — I would be so sad if you didn’t have any more children and I was all alone.  [Hug, hug, hug...] I’m so happy…”

I smiled and said, “me, too.”

And I’ve been smiling about that over and over again… and I’m thinking, I’m sure thankful the last baby is glad I had more children.