Through The Eyes Of My Child!

WHAT A HAPPY FRIDAY!

Child #4 came running in from the backyard, so excited, "Maaaaa, hey Maaa", he yelled. I thought something was wrong! "What is it?", I asked.

His voice fluctuated up & down as he described his new pet in a run on sentence! LOL, it seems he never even took a breath! "Ma, I called for a squirrel to come to me! "Come here boy, come here & guess what Ma, HE CAME! (I tried to jump in with a response) "He did?" "Uh huh & Ma, I named him FOOTBALL cuz you know I love playing football! Ma, I FED HIM A CRACKER that I had in my pocket &"... I managed to break in & ask "what was a cracker doing in your pocket?" "I had it from before!" Before when? "Earlier in school, we had snacks Maaa." You didn't hand it to him did ya? "Nooo Maaa, I put it on the ground right in front of me!" (he was getting frustrated that I kept interrupting his flow. lol) Oh, ok, continue! "Maaaa guess what, HE SAT THERE & ate it RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY VERY EYES!!! He was SOOO CLOSE to me! My brother was scared out of his mind cuz Football looked at him funny, but I wasn't scared Ma! Isn't that AWESOME Ma, huh?" Ye... (tried to answer, but he cut me off with his excitement! lol)" You shoulda seen him Ma, he was beautiful! He's brown with a grey tail! His tail had like a spiral pattern & it was all bushy & puffy! Do you think he will come back Ma, huh? Have you ever seen a squirrel's tail Ma?" (He's letting me talk now while he catches his breath! lol) Sure, but I never really paid any attention sweetie. WOW, you've got a way with the animals huh? That's pretty neat, but, you be careful out there! Don't get too close to that thing... "MAAAA?", he moaned, disappointed that I referred to his new pet as a thing! I mean, don't get too close to "Football" baby, I don't want him to nibble on you, ya hear? "Ok Ma", he went running back outside shouting "I hope he comes back EVERYDAY! I can't wait to get to school to tell all of my friends that I've got a new pet squirrel that I named FOOTBALL! Sweeeeeeeeet!"

That was so funny to me! He talked about his experience all night! It doesn't take much to please a child! They're so innocent & pure! I love & cherish moments like this! I don't want to take anything for granted! Let us take pleasure in all of God's beautiful creations!

Proverbs 17:22 Amplified Version

A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

A Day In The Life Of ME!

Ahhhh, I've been waiting for so long to write about the hillarious stuff that happens to me on a daily basis! I will be sharing some pretty embarrassing moments with you! My only hope is that you laugh, laugh & laugh some more!


Life is... what you make it? Life is... grand? Life is... too short? Life is ... like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get? There are many sayings about life! But out of all the things that has happened in my life, including the good, bad & the ugly, I can't bring myself to say this one - Life... stinks!

I'd like to think more positively & say Life is... what you make it! And I choose to make it fun! Sure, I've cried more than my fair share of tears, but then I find humor in it! Even the saddest of situations, eventually wind up funny to me! What? I don't think there's anything is wrong with that! LMBO!

Well, one tragic thing did happen to me on yesterday. It started out great! My good friend & 3 of her children came over & my 4 children & I all went to the back to school party to enjoy movies in the park. As I sat nestled with my feet up in my royal lawn chair, a bug flew in my eye! I immediately began to bat my eye fast (something my mom taught me when I was little) and I tried not to rub it, but it was hard not to! My natural reflex of tears falling began & I was praying that the bug would be flushed out immediately, but it wasn't! I could feel my eye swelling! I rushed home to use a very small glass to flush my eye out with slightly warm water & when I looked in the mirror I almost screamed! To my surprise, my reflection was not the same one I woke up with! I looked like the character Sophia from The Color Purple Movie after she was hit in the eye with the butt of a handgun! I was cracking up with laughter as I quoted the exact lines from Sophia! I know it like the back of my hand, its one of my all time favorite movies!

Just when you thought I was done, there's more! I was born with what some call a lazy eye. My left eyeball drifts to the corner sometimes. Not a whole lot but I notice it! When I am really tired, my left eye seems slightly smaller than the right! Now, what used to be my "GOOD EYE" is bad! Heeey, what do ya know... now I have a matching set! OMGLMBO! (Oh My God, Laughing My Butt Off)