simple things

i found a new blog that i really like called simple as that.

there is a challenge there for sharing something simple that made you smile.

this is one thing that really made me smile yesterday:

here's the story behind it:

there was a plant in our garden that did not want to grow anymore (no smile).

i was starting to think about what i would replace it with:

perhaps a magnolia tree?

while i was running errands i came across a sign that made me happy

"japanese maples - $25"

(you know i love a deal)

brilliant, now i knew what to put in the garden!

i chose the tree i wanted and went to pay for it - came up as $18!

don't you just love when that happens?

i brought the tree home, 

got some dirt under my fingernails and voila!

a new tree in the garden.

a simple thing that makes me smile!

did i mention that i love japanese maples?