life in your world....

when she looks at me like this

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i give her a treat. fill her water dish with fresh water. let her outside to go potty. 

ask her what she wants even though she can't hear a word i say,

and still she looks at me. like this.

so i sit on the couch and she sits near me. 

life in her world is good again.

life in this little boy's world is pretty darn good, too

{maybe all you really need to be happy is a shovel and some sand}

and

these girls who laughed and jumped and jumped some more

well, life in their world is really great

 even though they probably ache from all the jumping they did

this mocking bird

oh lordy, she lives on the beach

so life in her world is spectacular

and 

last but not least, pretty shells. 

life in their world is amazing because they're going home with me.

to wisconsin. to the cold.

to be put in a really cool vase on my kitchen island.

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okay, maybe amazing is a bit over the top. for all i know they're pissed.

totally upset that i took them from the only beach they've ever known.

separated from their siblings and other family members.

okay maybe not...snort

but i think i do have the beginnings of my first children's book.

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