Lost and Found

Last night we were doing some cleaning up in Cody's room to get ready for Ann (Slade's Mom) arrival today. In looking at his closet (which was dreadfully messy) I found Zane's old blankie. We lost it about a year ago. I was shocked. I was also shocked at how torn up it was - I just didn't remember it that way.

Seby & Zane were getting ready for bed - but heard me finding something and really wanted to know what it was. Graham brought the blankie to Zane and at first he was thrilled to see it - hugged and smelled it. Then upon further inspection, he too, felt surprised at it's state of disrepair. At one point he asked me to take it out of the room. He seemed really down about it and after much talking he cried a little bit. He was feeling sad because it looked so bad and really wants me to fix it again. While it was a hard place for him to sit - I think he also was in shock over thinking about what a young child he was when he lost it - 5 years old and sucking his thumb. To now - 6 years old - no more thumb sucking, no more walking around with the beloved blankie. He said he was too old for it - but seemed so sad about it.

Today he awoke with a fever and a bad cough. He stayed home and slept a good part of the day. He did ask for the blankie and at bedtime tonight asked for it again. It is working it's way back into his cluches.

He is just such an adorable little creature - and he feels so much and is amazingly aware of how he feels. He amazes me. We had some great talks and walks down memory lane about his blankie and how he would hold it when he went to sleep, etc.

Finding this again and then recently seeing a lovely quilt I helped make - I want to drag out all my quilting fabrics and start something new.