danibonthelane...

yesterday
i sat thinking...

jack

preached the sanctity of the lane...

he would scoot to the front 
of his yellow and white stripped lawn-chair

expanding his arms as wide as he could

(as if preparing a grand presentation) 

and would rhetorically ask,

"why would we want

to go anywhere else

when we have everything we need

right here?"

"why?" indeed!

~@~

john and i were having lunch 
with friends recently

when john commented,

"i'd love to have a new house."

he didn't mean a different house;

he meant a new one.

i knew what he meant...

one with no flaws.

it sounded so refreshing
in that instant,
i even found myself entertaining
the idea.

~@~

several days later, 
john and i were talking.

he told me he intended to tear down

our detached, 2-car garage

and replace it 
with a new 3 or 4-car version.

he also mentioned 

pouring a new driveway and erecting a fence.

i found myself wondering if we should

make that kind of investment...
here.

~@~

i pondered for a couple of days...

should we really make these changes?
or
should we move 
and just build?

~@~

then, a few days ago,
when john came in from work,
the thoughts in my head
formed words and proceeded 
to flow from my mouth,

"john, do you want to sell our house

and build something new?"

 (i wasn't sure how i felt about those words 
rolling off my tongue.)

"i don't know," he replied.

"i haven't really thought about it."

my inner #danibonthelane breathed
a huge sigh of relief!
my inner girl knew 
her house needed:
a new garage,
a new driveway,
fencing,
 flooring,
painting,
cleaning,
etc...

but
the lane is home!

~@~

john questioned,
"why are you asking?"

"well, you mentioned
wanting a new house..."
i answered.

"oh, i was just talking."
he continued,
"besides, i don't know
of any place 
i'd really rather be."

at that very moment,
my inner girl began her cheer:

hidy-tidy
 GOD ALMIGHTY!
(this is my refrain.)
there is no place he would rather be
than with
danibonthelane!!!

love and God's blessings,
dani xxx