ALICE, ALWAYS LOVED

 Oh my dear LuLu, Lucy.

You are growing so fast,

conquering every thing you touch,

full of self confidence but maturing in a way

that you now wear that confidence proudly without

saying a word. 

Lucy is the second born to my niece Rebecca and her hubby,

Mikie. As a little one, she was just a drama queen and diva.

Never held back on what she had to say, never cared

how she said it. Now, growing up to be the beautiful child

looking much like her mother at that age.

As she gets older, our relationship has changed drastically.

I love being around her. 

 I think those feelings are mutual as she frequently asks

when she can come spend time with me at my house.

Now, the story to go with the title.

Last week, as I waited at the Plaisance Thibodaux home

for Pappy to come pick me up, I was alone there.

Bored, I went into Lucy's room to see what her walls

were saying this week. She loves making posters

and decorating her walls, loves the band

ONE DIRECTION so you can bet there will

be posters of them up. Her bed is made and her room is tidy.

There is one blanket messed on top of the bed and there,

tucked in that blanket I see a familiar site but

one I had not seen in many many years.

Dear, sweet Alice. still in bed, still with one lazy eye

that stopped working years ago. 

Our Lucy, how she loved Alice growing up.

We all knew Alice, she was a member of the family.

We all called her by name.

Lucy went no where without Alice and as grown up

as she always acted, she was never embarrassed to the

fact that Alice was her girl.

It made my heart dance, made me smile big to 

see Sweet Alice, still in bed, knowing that our Lu

still sleeps with her each night, gaining comfort

from her just as always. 

Love you LU, and you, too Alice

thanks for all you have done to mold our Lucy

in the beautiful woman she is today.