Madeline And Lexi

Littles

Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about kitties and puppies. - Anonymous

I've saved the best for last. Here, pictures of the grandchildren and their recently-adopted furry littles are worth a thousand words. 

Second Granddaughter and Madeline

Second Granddaughter mimics a kitty as she tries out new cat bed set by cat condo (left). Crocheted teaser toy (above right)

Madeline has piercing green eyes, clumsy, a playful ball of joy wrapped up in all-black fur. 

A cat can work out mathematically the exact place to

bunk under that will cause the most inconvenience.

She has taught her humans since Day One that being a cat, she doesn't have to make sense.

And that she can purr her way out of anything.

Because to err is human, 

to purr is feline.

All you need is love.

                                           

 And a cat. 

First Grandchildren and Lexi

She's brown and white with soulful eyes and an upturned, tilted head. What's not to love?

Lexi, a pit bull terrier at a few weeks old (above, left). Pencil sketches by First Grandson (center) and First Granddaughter (right)

Picked as the prettiest one of her whole 

litter, she models a Christmas dress.

After almost a month of waiting, the little princess arrives on Hawaiian Airlines.

 

And finally, home.

A cross-stitched name pillow gift 

First Granddaughter says her happiness
 is through the roof.

Here's to all the littles of the world who remind us that stuff doesn’t have to be overwhelming, but that it can be as unpretentious as a chipmunk.

A pocket-sized crochet cube animal, or even a chirping katydid.

Or a cat who simply wants to sit in your lap and have her head scratched.

And a puppy, all gangly limbs and wiggly butt, yipping with excitement between her barks.

 

For in the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is

refreshed.