Mrs. D's Dirty Laundry: The Giving Tree

We are just so touched by the housewarming present we received a couple of weeks ago! As a housewarming gift, Rachael and Chad sent us a tree seedling to plant in our backyard from The Greenworld Project. Even though we live in the city, we do have a small backyard, however there isn't any grass. And if you know my dear husband, we won't be putting any grass there any time soon...yes, you are safe to assume that he doesn't want to cut the grass, mow the lawn, tidy the greens->however you wanna call it. This being said, we decided to plant the tree in a little area we have and heck, if it gets bigger, we will just have to move it! This gift is so special to us because, as Rachael and Chad put it, it is in bumpkin's honor. We all hope that this tree will grow so that one day, we can watch our kids run around it, while never forgetting about the special bumpkin we had. It was such a thoughtful gift and really touched our hearts. As soon as we read the note that they wrote and what the tree was all about, we teared up...not necessarily tears of sadness, but tears of hope, of love and of thanks.

Here are pics of Jim and I happily planting the tree. Thanks again for such a wonderful housewarming present...this gesture is something that will stay with us forever!