The flower Jack made me is really delicate and made out of different colors of tissue paper. And it has lots of streamers made out of curling ribbon so you can wear it as a wrist corsage. I adore it and keep it up with a great Jack paper figure that his preschool teacher made of him where is he wearing his favorite motorcycle sweatshirt (I swear he wore that everyday that year) and his formal t-ball portrait where he looks really grown up and has a great grin on his face.
When I was redecorating our living room about a year ago, I decided instead of printing pictures and trying to find artwork - I would frame some of my Jack favorites. They are in simple white frames and they look awesome. And since Jack LOVES to draw I am never at a loss for artwork to frame and dress up a room. He comes home from school everyday with at least 2 drawings. I don't save them all - I wouldn't have any idea where to store all that paper! - but I do keep my favorites - or his favorites and tuck them away for safe keeping. This flower has always been a fav and is definitely a keeper!
I have 5 flats of annuals, a myriad of vegetable plants, and some really colorful flowering baskets in my yard right now. They are gorgeous and I can't wait to get them in the ground and watch them bloom all summer. But my favorite flower is the one I get to look at everyday from my desk in my office - winter or summer, rain or shine - it is always stunning and one of the best gifts I have ever received.