A Sentimental Gift

Have you ever received "those" gifts? You know, the ones where you could see that a LOT of heart was put into it. It was made with so much creativity, but it lacks that perfect spot in your home. Why do you have such a hard time finding a home for your homemade gifts? Well, my guess is that you really don't like it. But, you just don't have the heart to throw it away. So, the decision is made to keep it and let it haunt you forever.

Well, this time it was not given to me. It was given to my daughter. It was made by her sweet cousins. They actually made it for her birthday (back in May). I've been able to avoid having this ornament reside at my residence. But, yesterday, her adorable Aunt Cassie suggested to Annalise that we take it home. She's so sweet! Yeah, she was tired of having it in her garage filling up space. I quickly came back with, "We have a smaller home, not as much room as Aunt Cassie's garage. There's just no room for it in our garage....and we play outside more at Aunt Cassie's house. We need to keep it here or throw it away." Well, I must be stupid, because I was completely caught off guard when Annalise buried her head into my leg and began crying. I know, you all saw it coming. I was oblivious to how much she really loved this gift. She was sniffling while saying, "mommy, why would you throw away my birthday present." Oh my!

So, I must say thank you to Aunt Cassie for her willingness to let this contraption leave her home to stand glorious in my garage! You are SO thoughtful!

So what is it? (notice the training wheels hanging on for dear life).

A wagon for your baby dolls of course!