This summer has been a blast, but it’s also been go, go, go. One of my favorite songs is “Return to Pooh Corner” by Kenny Loggins. It’s a reminder to slow down and enjoy the simple things of life. The Lyrics go like this:
Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I’ve wandered much further today than I should
And I can’t seem to find my way back to the Wood
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I’ve wandered much further today than I should
And I can’t seem to find my way back to the Wood
So help me if you can
I’ve got to get back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
I’ve got to get back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
You’d be surprised
There’s so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
Winnie the Pooh doesn’t know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice
From here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the Owl if he’s there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear
So I sent him to ask of the Owl if he’s there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear
Help me if you can
I’ve got to get back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
You’d be surprised
You’d be surprised
There’s so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
It’s hard to explain how a few precious things
Seem to follow throughout all our lives
After all’s said and done I was watching my son
Sleeping there with my bear by his side
So I tucked him in, I kissed him and as I was going
I swear that the old bear whispered “Boy welcome home”
So I tucked him in, I kissed him and as I was going
I swear that the old bear whispered “Boy welcome home”
This week my kids have “returned to Pooh corner.”
Collin’s been busy making a tree house in the backyard:
He’s been working on it nonstop–from dawn until the wee hours of the night. He drew up plans on paper and began collecting wood (he has a goal to use only scrap wood). I’m happy to report that the floor and support beams are now in. Last Saturday night I came home to Sage, Frankie (a family friend) and Collin all sitting on the platform watching a movie!
He’s had lots of helpers along the way! Stay tuned to see the progression.
Brecken’s been busy playing school with all of Sage’s friends:
She set up a live classroom–complete with desks and hall and bathroom passes.
Today it started pouring down rain (doesn’t happen very often here in Utah). I heard screams of excitement and looked in the backyard to my three children singing and dancing in the rain together:
They then got really creative and made a slippery slide out of pool mats.
These are the moments and I can’t ask for more.
Hope you’ve had “return to Pooh corner” moments this summer too. Share them with me!
Love, Lisa
I love that song also, I played it everynight when I would rock my son to sleep and he will be 11 in October. Everytime the song comes on my ipod he stops for a second then then he is off and running.
Melissa VA Beach
I love that song. I used it as a starting point for my son's baby scrapbook. He is now 21. It goes fast! But yeah, every now and then when my son comes home from college I can hear that old bear whisper "boy welcome home"
I also love that song and my son does, too. that has been “our” song since he was too little to sing the words. i still keep the cd in my car, he is 12 now & won’t play it w/ friends in the car, but when it is just us sometimes he will put it in & we’ll sing to our hearts content.