I will live in a tree house.

Jenny linked to Small Magazine page 32. Wow! I have always said that when I grow up I would live in a tree house. We’ve tried to get near that ideal with Croker Heights and the beautiful Japanese maple out our kitchen window. But, the Tree House Workshop has set the bar much, much higher. Now that I am getting closer to that grown-up status (I will be 30 in 2008, which is starting to freak me out) I’m thinking part time tree-house living might be more realistic than really living in a tree house, but I don’t know, after seeing this and this. I may be ready to go back to my childhood dream of permanent arboreal residence.

The cool thing would be that my kids would know the names of all the birds. We had friends over for lunch yesterday and as we sat around looking out the window at the bird feeder my kids were so excited to tell everyone about the chickadees and juncos, and a Carolina Wren made a rare appearance clearly because we had company. There are some days I’m afraid I’m not doing enough for “school.” It’s good for me to have days like that.

They know all the birds, and in my book that’s way cool. Almost up there with living in a tree house.

(Oh, and about the Blog Husband Appreciation Club. The official kick off will be this weekend. That will be appropriate and get us all grateful in time for Thanksgiving. Stay tuned!)